“It might be nice to claim that Linux fans are a purely serious
crowd, using our machines purely for tasks such as Web serving, Web
surfing, writing or sorting out real-world problems. The truth is,
there comes a time when it is nice to put the real world to one
side and use our machines to relax. In other words, play games.
That can mean pretending to be a pilot with the Flight Gear
simulator, a penguin going after herring in Tux Racer or a marine
chasing demons in Doom 3. Although other platforms, such as the
dedicated game consoles, have a greater range of choices available
to them, some great games are available for Linux…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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