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ggrobot
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| I do not get this. |
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gx-x
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| @Csimbi: There are people that have "Linux gaming rigs" and RAR is not supported on Linux, or it's not free or idk. Anyway, it's absurd, Linux gaming rig...what does it run via windows emulation? Worms Armagedon? It's silly. |
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm. Interesting.
I guess it's a problem with Wine then? (rather than GOG or RAR?) |
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Tom
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| There is nothing wrong here or complicated. Just the daft user. |
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Ain't that always the case?  |
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gx-x
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom wrote: | | There is nothing wrong here or complicated. Just the daft user. |
apparently, there are many of those using linux, feeling "smarter" than to use Windows for games.
I had a look at he games supported by wine and cross**** (whatever) and Diablo 2 is pretty much the best game you are going to get, save for games that have been ported for linux by developers themselves.
I think you will have a better gaming experience on a tablet. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:13 am Post subject: |
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I think you will have a better gaming experience on a tablet. |
Probably, my hope is with Steam box linux will become more viable. Probably in a couple of years. Something to hope for. |
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Apathy Curve
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| Linux gamers are a subset of a subset of computer users. As such, their sense of entitlement is swollen beyond all reason. |
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Apathy Curve wrote: | | Linux gamers are a subset of a subset of computer users. As such, their sense of entitlement is swollen beyond all reason. |
Apple (MacInDos) users are also Linux-based, aren't they? |
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amra
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This is what ubuntu makes out of linux. ^^
Yeah there is such a big growd using winzip or other crap instead of 7zip, I do not know why this is...
But for rar, there is rar support on linux but best on console, so if you are a GUI user (either Win or Lin) then you just loose. |
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gx-x
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| amra wrote: | This is what ubuntu makes out of linux. ^^
Yeah there is such a big growd using winzip or other crap instead of 7zip, I do not know why this is...
But for rar, there is rar support on linux but best on console, so if you are a GUI user (either Win or Lin) then you just loose. |
while you may be able to use console and call us GUI users being at a loss, you should know that winzip was made in 1991, and 7zip was made in 1999. There is also the fact that only 1 in in 1000 home PCs is running linux so the answer to your question is: 7zip isn't used because people are used to WinZip and WinRar that were developed before 7zip. And 7zip isn't really always compatible across the board, and is basically inferior to WinRar so people on windows (a lot of them) just prefer WinRar these days. |
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amra
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Sorry if I sounded rude.
I used arj, ace, rar, winzip, and after 7zip came out I never looked back (on windows). Since 7zip is opensource and free I prefer it over winrar or other software I have to buy.
On linux I use tar.gz or such, which can be opened on win with 7zip... never had probs, but yeah I'm a specific user, not opening very much crossplatform archives or games from GOG on linux.
I would not call GUI users being at a loss all the time, different people different tastes, but I know people refusing a terminal just for the cause.
These guys should not complain. We all started small and google knows lot. :) |
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gx-x
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:51 am Post subject: |
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Well, winzip was opensource shareware, so was winrar, they were free for non-commercial use for a long time. Today, you just warez it and you are done. Most things are packed with rar and 7zip often is not able to unpack some of the archives.
yes, I am telling you to warez a software that should be free and was free for non-commercial use. |
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amra
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I only remember nagscreens. ;P
And I'm sorry... to me it makes no sense to warez a software when a similar one does the job for free. I'm a lazy jerk, warezing is too much fuzz for me.
Every new version the same crap, I'm done with that (99% ;).
But yeah I rarely have any kind of rar archives crossing my lines, maybe because of exactly that. And then 7zip always did its job.
If winrar would be opensource and free like 7zip... totally yes... why not see again, which finishes the tests best.
There is just a difference of all day habits on programs we got used to for various reasons. ;) |
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