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Re: Games livecd / dvd
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Romania
2007-04-02 01:01:29
Jon Ciesla wrote:
> On the 3D game front, I see two choices.
> 
> 1. Eschew 3D games, so all the games included work as
well as possible on
> all available hardare, due to binary drivers, the
pragmatic approach.
> 
> 2. Go all-out and include the best of the 3D games. 
Then users can use
> the LiveDVD as a sort of hardware Shibboleth.  They can
take the DVD to
> the store, and try out the available hardware, and then
buy what works
> with OSS drivers.  Speak against binary-only hardware
with the pocketbook.
> 
> I have a preference.  What do you all think?

A livecd/dvd has the option to install to hdd, so the user
can install 
the proprietary video drivers later if he want this, so the
"games" disc 
offer the benefits of a) pre-made selection of games b)
offline install 
of huge game-data packages

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