tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post115463300421653762..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: TransGaming's Cider: Windows Games For OS XJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1154640779196563092006-08-03T14:32:00.000-07:002006-08-03T14:32:00.000-07:00All completely accurate and I'm not sure any kind ...All completely accurate and I'm not sure any kind of port system, no matter how convenient it is, is what OS X gaming really needs ... and it follows all the same threads as people have talked about with Linux.<BR/><BR/>I'm still of the opinion that Apple needs to take the lead and start a game studio specifically to create games. Right now they're heavily relying on an underequipped indie community, many of whom see OS X as more of a distraction than anything else compared to the enormous Windows market.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1154638302105525112006-08-03T13:51:00.000-07:002006-08-03T13:51:00.000-07:00TransGaming are not my favorite company. See here...TransGaming are not my favorite company. See <A HREF="http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20030806192631961" REL="nofollow">here</A>. From the punch line: "That's too few games supported under Linux, too many games ported to MacOS X, and too little code given back to the community. To be perfectly frank, I'm not sure that TransGaming has done enough good for the Linux gaming world to deserve any more of our money."<BR/><BR/>A friend also wrote <A HREF="http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20040904215153278" REL="nofollow">this article</A>, which was posted to cg later.<BR/><BR/>Sure, TransGaming were within the rights of the (original) WINE license to do what they did, but they've never played nice with the Free Software community the promise they made to subscribers (the whole "street performer protocol") was just a scummy ploy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546761703943819030noreply@blogger.com