“I’m a Linux Enthusiast, like most of you. I’m also a Computer
Scientist, at least I have a Bachelor’s Degree 😉 So anyway, why am
I writing this letter today. Well frankly I’m a bit frustrated and
angry and would like to vent so you guys got elected. I also
believe that I have a better way to do something and I need help
doing it. So, where better to get help than from your
peers….”
“Here’s the story, I’ve been playing alot of Kids games
lately. You know the one’s made by BIG names with character’s from
some of our (at one time) favorite TV shows as well as NEW
characters created specifically for the “educational” game. These
games make me Angry! Here’s why: they are very LIMITING, they only
run on Microsoft Windows, and they intentionally do not scale so
that the consumer is FORCED to buy more of them as the student
progresses. I have said for a LONG time that linux needs to
have Kids games (first annual ALS birds of a feather, if anybody
remembers :), and usually I’m laughed at or put down.”
“The thing is I don’t care about that, I’ve been laughed at
before, and it didn’t change whether I was right or not. These
games make me frustrated because I can’t migrate away from Windows
(and sadly I’m just talking about Microsoft Windows 3.1 here) and
give my kids the quality multimedia games they deserve; these games
promote learning but they have inherent (and I think intentional)
limitations on their scalability. Oh and by the way I OWN WABI and
I know alot about WINE (although I’ve not really attempted to
migrate all the Windows games to WINE recently).”