I look at the photos from all the wonderful SFD events around the globe and I am proud to have been a small part of it. However I was feeling a bit bummed about our low turnout in comparison to other places - we had 14 people. Then my wife pointed out that as Copley has a permament population of 102 people we actually got 13.725% of the population - that seems like a very respectable figure :) One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS. Anyway my idea is that next year we have an international BfW tournament. Anyone out there feel they could take on the might of the Copley Crew? We can talk details when we start gearing up for next year, just thought I'd float the idea while I'm thinking about it in case I forget and someone else remembers - and to give would-be challengers time to practice :p - Noven -- ---
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On 9/24/07, Noven Purnell-Webb <noven@magedata.net> wrote:
I look at the photos from all the wonderful SFD events around the globe and I am proud to have been a small part of it. However I was feeling a bit bummed about our low turnout in comparison to other places - we had 14 people. Then my wife pointed out that as Copley has a permament population of 102 people we actually got 13.725% of the population - that seems like a very respectable figure :)
You had more people participating in your event than you think Noven. Your webcast was heard by the Mt Gambier crew and was very groovy. Janet
You had more people participating in your event than you think Noven. Your webcast was heard by the Mt Gambier crew and was very groovy. Janet
You guys listened in? Rock on!! On that note the streaming host we were trialling that day has thrown a few hurdles in our way... nothing insurmountable but I'm on the lookout for other potentially good Icecast streaming hosts. Google gives me results but does anyone out there have personal experience with a stream host they could recommend? - Noven -- ---
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On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS.
When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory. There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with just the keyboard. I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania.
Hi all.. (another option) On 9/25/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@wired.net.nz> wrote:
On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS.
When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory.
There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with just the keyboard.
I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania.
Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net Turn based space conquest game.
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Hi Novene, when U talk about giving a windows copy,do U give them with the licence? Why do that on a SFD event? Kind Regards, On 9/24/07, Paul Schulz <pschulz01@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 9/25/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@wired.net.nz> wrote:
On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS.
When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory.
There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with just the keyboard.
I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania.
Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net Turn based space conquest game.
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On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:49:59 Judy Okite wrote:
Hi Novene, when U talk about giving a windows copy,do U give them with the licence? Why do that on a SFD event? Kind Regards,
I meant a windows copy of Battle for Wesnoth. It is on the Open CD. A part of me definitely *wanted* to hold back and insist they run Linux to play the game, but that would have been against the spirit of the day and would have backfired. I'd rather people use FOSS under windoze than not use it at all. BTW Paul, thanks for the tip on Thousand Parsec. I am going to be playing *so* many games this weekend..... - Noven
On 9/24/07, Paul Schulz <pschulz01@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all.. (another option)
On 9/25/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@wired.net.nz> wrote:
On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS.
When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory.
There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with just the keyboard.
I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania.
Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net Turn based space conquest game.
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Phew! And thnx. Kind Regards, On 9/25/07, Noven Purnell-Webb <noven@magedata.net> wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:49:59 Judy Okite wrote:
Hi Novene, when U talk about giving a windows copy,do U give them with the licence? Why do that on a SFD event? Kind Regards,
I meant a windows copy of Battle for Wesnoth. It is on the Open CD. A part of me definitely *wanted* to hold back and insist they run Linux to play the game, but that would have been against the spirit of the day and would have backfired. I'd rather people use FOSS under windoze than not use it at all.
BTW Paul, thanks for the tip on Thousand Parsec. I am going to be playing *so* many games this weekend.....
- Noven
On 9/24/07, Paul Schulz <pschulz01@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all.. (another option)
On 9/25/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@wired.net.nz> wrote:
On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but meh, it's still FOSS.
When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory.
There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with just the keyboard.
I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania.
Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net Turn based space conquest game.
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