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Idea #9039: Ultimate Gaming repo



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Written by Primož Papič the 24 May 08 at 16:45. Category: Gaming.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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There should be special gaming repo, which should include all of FLOSS games that are developed.
But even better would be if as in so many other ideas has proposed that Canonical would get some big gaming company.
the newest of these ideas is: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9018/.
If this would be done then Ubuntu should have an special repository for Electronic arts, ID, Activision or any other game distributor which would be available for subscription in monthly fee or even better paid for game. This is for me the best way to get both clients happy gamers and companies.
The good thing is also the fact that companies wouldn't need to sell CD's (which costs them money), but would just provide an repo where all their games for Linux would be available. This would probably also demand the opening of games source, so that Linux users can make it even better and also help with porting to Linux.
The only bad side is that this would not be good for all who use dial-up internet connection. One way to solve this is to issue an Ubuntu-gamer magazine which would be issued once a month with DVD or CD with newest games in repo on it.
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If this would be done Ubuntu and Linux could become the main gaming platform, as it would be easier to install a game as it is in Windows.
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LC всадник cbet wrote on the 24 May 08 at 22:57
We really need one game repo +1

This would not just allow Linux users to play decent games, but spread the use of open source into the game software industry, after all, games are software and should be open too.

spocky wrote on the 27 May 08 at 10:26
I think that a gaming repo would - maybe - of added value... In the beginning I dont think that it is a huge effortas lot of games are already in the existing official repos

so +1

jonaskoelker wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 02:12
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There's already plenty of games for Linux(*). What's hard is figuring out which ones are good and which one's aren't. I've learned not to trust popularity-contest (too much) on this one.

(*) Nexuiz, OpenArena, Sauerbraten, Warsow, warzone2100, alien-arena, battle for wesnoth, supertux, frozen-bubble, anything by kenta cho, nethack, blobwars, flight-of-the-amazon-queen, beneath-a-steel-sky, xmoto, vegastrike, kanatest ;)

I would guess that commercial game vendors have thought of Linux as a target platform. Sure, if we can convince them to target Linux (ubuntu), then great, but I think we can get more worthwile results by doing something else.

Vadim P. wrote on the 9 Aug 08 at 19:49
Getdeb.net started working on this: http://digg.com/linux_unix/getdeb_net_announces_Playbuntu

Vadim P. wrote on the 4 Sep 08 at 13:22
http://playdeb.net


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