Ubuntu Linux Coming to Dell PCs

[Anusha]

do u knw abt HAL? hardware abstraction layer ?? i was talkin abt special registers for the special effects like rendering support n GPU control n y do u support ms stuf soo much ? do dey pay u? HEHE

What does it have to do with HAL?

 

[The_Ace]

and isnt HAL closed source ?

 

[Anusha]

and isnt HAL closed source ?

Yes, but y r v now talking about HAL?

 

[The_Ace]

no idea.
I wanna know how HAL is related to gaming as well..

 

[Anusha]

no idea.
I wanna know how HAL is related to gaming as well..

Confusing.
HAL is there for every hardware. It's the API's the do whatever that they do related to gaming.

 

[The_Ace]

maybe the other guy who brought it up in the first place, can explain..

 

[Anusha]

maybe the other guy who brought it up in the first place, can explain..

I hope so.

 

[The_Ace]

back to the main topic :
I not much of an Ubuntu fan I would prefer if Dell made Debian to be their choice of Linux or simply support all linux version by offering the main board and peripheral whitepapers for free so that all linux disro maintainers can create the drivers for their distro

 

[Anusha]

Well, I don't really care what DELL does because I might never buy a DELL PC ever. If I buy one, it will be a lappie. Ubuntu on a Laptop is cool, because laptops generally are not meant for gaming.

 

[dineitdark]

That will never happen. Alienware PCs are gaming PCs and Linux is not a Gaming OS. I think they are giving only Vista.

without linux most of the mutiplayer games won't run. and btw linux can run all the coolest games around. you name it linux runs it.

 

[dineitdark]

Ok, try playing games on Linux then.

i do that everyday, and it is much much better than playing them in windows.

 

[Anusha]

without linux most of the mutiplayer games won't run. and btw linux can run all the coolest games around. you name it linux runs it.

Can it run Tiberium Wars? This is what I'm playing these days.

 

[Anusha]

i do that everyday, and it is much much better than playing them in windows.

What games do you play?

 

[dineitdark]

No it's not as nice as DirectX.

if you are a DirectX fan you can run DirectX in linux too.

 

[dineitdark]

What games do you play?

war craft, UT... thats all i play. but just go around the net and you will find a lot of people paying other games as well.

 

[Anusha]

war craft, UT... thats all i play. but just go around the net and you will find a lot of people paying other games as well.

UT is old and I never liked War Craft.

 

[dineitdark]

Can it run Tiberium Wars? This is what I'm playing these days.

i don't know. but it is possible. if all the other ways of playing it fails. you can run it in vmware

 

[Anusha]

i don't know. but it is possible. if all the other ways of playing it fails. you can run it in vmware

Playing it in VMWare?
With that 8MB emulated graphics driver?

 

[dineitdark]

UT is old and I never liked War Craft.

thats your problem i play what i like... i am pretty sure that if you want you can get almost anything to work in linux.

 

[dineitdark]

Playing it in VMWare?
With that 8MB emulated graphics driver?

thats just a idea, the 'last resort' thing... VMware now has more built in support in the linux kernel...