[plug] Linux Gaming Question

[John Knight]

I just visited there too and no source seems to be available. What I think 
you should consider doing is approaching the company via email and asking 
them if they would like to have someone convert their game into an X useable 
application. The worst thing that they could do is say "no!" or not answer 
you.

If they're interested, then maybe you and a few mates could get a team 
together and do it (I may be interested in such a task if needed at times). 
If it involves replacing a lot of strings, take it from me as a KDE 
translator, it's not too bad, provided that you have some music (I recommend 
Massive Attack for this sort of thing)!

If you do get the "gig" as it were, then it'd look very impressive on a 
resume. Before you approach them though, have a well thought out letter with 
some advantages of a Linux crowd and X gaming.

seeya then! :)
anarchist tomato

> > I enjoy playing video games (as most teenage high school students do).
>[ ... ]
> > I have been playing an online game called Nexus (downloadable from
> > www.nexon.net) but unfortunately it is a windows only application. What 
>I
> > wish to do is obtain the source code for the application and attempt to
> > compile it for Linux.
>
>Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. :)
>
> > What I need to know is: how hard is it to convert a windows application
> > to run under X (without Win4Lin or Wine).
>
>I think what you need to know _first_ is if you can actually get the source
>code for this application! I had a look on the site you referred to above
>and found the game in question, but there didn't seem to be any indication
>that the source code was available.
>
> > I am led to believe that the application was written in C++.
>
>And assuming you _can_ get the source code, how well do you know C++? :)
>
> > If anyone could at least point me in the right direction to someone that
> > can help me out... I would be most greatful... that is... if nobody on
> > the list can answer my question.
>
>Regarding porting applications to/from Window/Linux in general - it depends
>on a _lot_ of factors as to how "difficult" is can be (I mean, how do you
>measure difficulty anyway?).
>


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