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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI bet the loading screens take forever. You'll spend ages "Waiting for Godot".

Actually, when it comes to Free Software, I believe even Richard Stallman agrees that games (and their art, for instance) can't necessarily be Free Software. So you can be an FSF-level believer in freedom for software and still agree to an exception for games.

Well I agree with this, however one should make the distinction between the games and the tools used to create them. It's good to have free software libraries and game engines to create games, but it's better to consider finished games as media products such as music and movies rather than software.

I didn't intend to imply otherwise, just so we're clear.

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I bet the loading screens take forever. You'll spend ages "Waiting for Godot".

Actually, when it comes to Free Software, I believe even Richard Stallman agrees that games (and their art, for instance) can't necessarily be Free Software. So you can be an FSF-level believer in freedom for software and still agree to an exception for games.

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Quotean alternate reality world, where US actively campaigns for world domination

How is that "alternate"?

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Quoting: WorMzyI don't know I love it yet? I wonder if that's a cryptic hint at something. Hopefully it's more substantial than a pigeon dating simulator. :P

More substantial?! That simulator was absolutely essential to preserving the sometimes fragile relationship between Ernie and Bert!

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As a Vancouverite, just a week or two ago I was mildly freaked out to receive a "Humble Bundle--Vancouver Edition" email. Freaked because I'm wondering if they Know Where I Live and have a tailored marketing release . . . but anyway, it had some of the games mentioned above, plus a couple of games related to Penny Arcade; I believe "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness" parts 1 and 2. And I think a couple more that haven't been mentioned but I can't remember what they were . . . Oh yeah, there was something called "The Baconing" which I believe was from those "Shank" guys.

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Y'know, there should be a copycat site called Myself Also Good Old Games. Or, MAGOG for short.

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So, what's the whole "vibration" thing about? And, how much does it matter? And if it's a significant missing feature, anyone know what the chances are of Linux accessing it at some point?

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Well, I hope Mr. Dawe now does cool stuff where he doesn't have to deal with creeps.
I've noticed a few people saying to take pride in what he does and ignore the haters, or even in semi-contemptuous tones to suck it up or whatever. This is misguided talk. People aren't all the same; some are simply more affected by hateful discourse than others, just as some are simply more extroverted than others, shyer than others and so forth. Those of us who are one way can't understand what it's like to be different, so it's too facile to say "Oh, he should just ignore the haters". For me, something like dorks on the internet trashtalking me might be a minor irritant, while something else that wouldn't bother Liam much would cause my blood pressure to go through the roof. It's no challenge dealing with things that don't bother you much to start with, so it's stupid to dismiss the troubles of people for whom it is a very big challenge.

That said, I hope this site continues and prospers, and Liam Dawe has been so huge and foundational here that it is going to be a major task for those working on it to fill those shoes. So I wish everyone stepping up the best.

Even if they succeed, I'm sure that if Mr. Dawe ever feels like returning he would only enhance things all the more. But if he does, I would suggest there are things that might be done to take his sensitivity into account rather than fighting through it, trying to force himself to be something he isn't, and burning out. For instance, it seems to me he is not suited to be the filter/moderator of communications received by, or postings on, GoL. If Mr. Dawe works on GoL, probably he'd be best off if there were an email address for GoL, which is not a personal email of anyone involved, and have someone hard-nosed look through and purge crap before forwarding things to Mr. Dawe. Have a designated asshat-handler, so if an issue comes up like with these idiots of whatever-the-heck-it-was he won't try to deal with it, he'll have a procedure--hand it to the designated hitter and forget about it. Things along those lines might help him just get on with the articles and research for same rather than wasting time and nervous energy dealing with trolls and creeps that he's not suited to handling.

But that's all if he were to come back. I don't think Mr. Dawe has any obligation to pursue a labour of love that is now instead making him unhappy. I'm sure whatever else he does will also be worthwhile. Best of luck, Mr. Dawe!

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700, huh. By the time they release Steam Machines they'll be able to talk about a 1000-game library, which may not be huge by Windows PC standards, but certainly blows most new-release consoles out of the water.

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"With no stretch-goal for Linux it would be great to see Linux users flock to help them bring it out."

IMO no, it wouldn't. I hate to be negative, but are Linux users really the right people to be asking to support a game with no plans for Linux support? Surely there are games to support which do have Linux plans, no?

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