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Title: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: saantana on January 11, 2010, 07:02:37 PM

I've been thinking about this a lot. Here I am admiring my beautiful Ubuntu 9.10 GNOME desktop, browsing the software repositories, and it struck me like a brick. Why can't I see Aces High 2 under the 'Games' section?

Imagine if AH2 was cross platform. Thousands upon thousands of entertainment hungry linux zealots would take to AH2 skies, willingly throwing their $ just because the game satisfies their definition of software quality.

An untapped market ready to be taken by storm.

This is genius like! I should be granted free access to AH2 after this.

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: Spikes on January 11, 2010, 07:08:09 PM

You can run AH2 on linux through a program that runs Windows virtually.

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: saantana on January 11, 2010, 07:10:23 PM

Quote from: Spikes on January 11, 2010, 07:08:09 PM

You can run AH2 on linux through a program that runs Windows virtually.

I suspect your talking about WINE.

That will not satisfy the Linux zealots.

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: TequilaChaser on January 12, 2010, 06:51:35 AM

Quote from: saantana on January 11, 2010, 07:10:23 PM

I suspect your talking about WINE.

That will not satisfy the Linux zealots.

nope, Peabody ( or it might be his son or / his father, I forget which one ) has got Aces high working using Ubuntu? and also under another type as well.... do a search in the Hardware & Software forum......

as Spikes posted, it will work and has for sometime now, if I recall correctly.......

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: LLogann on January 12, 2010, 07:17:01 AM

One step at a time.

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: saantana on January 12, 2010, 10:25:19 AM

From those threads I conclude the easiest way to run AH2 with Linux was to install propriety software.

It seemed people had issues with WINE.

What I wish for is a version of AH2 which doesn't need a linux imitation of the windows api to run under linux.

Just double click 'n play ;)

I wish.. i wish.. .....

Title: Re: Enter the world of Free Software.
Post by: LLogann on January 12, 2010, 10:48:49 AM

The problem with Linux is really that no version of "Linux" truly exists.....  It's so darn customizable that it becomes pointless for software developers to produce a "universal" version.  9 times out of 10 the Linux Community will "approve" a version of software but it will only work until a new version of Linux comes out........  Which will be tomorrow.  Afterall, it's a closed open source......   :(

Quote from: saantana on January 12, 2010, 10:25:19 AM

What I wish for is a version of AH2 which doesn't need a linux imitation of the windows api to run under linux.

Just double click 'n play ;)

I wish.. i wish.. .....