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idleloopson The Invention of Jaywalking

I sometimes think it would be better to just remove the sidewalk and enforce a low speed restriction on roads. Sidewalks in the UK must cost a fortune, and often the roads without are more attractive (I'm thinking country/village lanes as opposed to motorways) .

idleloopson Valve is developing Steam for Linux, says Michael Larabel of Phoronix

Not all the Humble Bundle games. I can't run Super Meat Boy on my Intel GM45.

idleloopson Valve is developing Steam for Linux, says Michael Larabel of Phoronix

It opens up the doors to the possibility of adding functionality to linux based set top boxes.

idleloopson Valve is developing Steam for Linux, says Michael Larabel of Phoronix

Will MS take a slice of the pie, through their distribution channel? I can see that as being an instant turn off.

It's an opportunity to produce a Gamers Distro based on a solid Distro. They could piggy back a Ubuntu LTS, and focus on a subset of well supported hardware.

idleloopson Valve is developing Steam for Linux, says Michael Larabel of Phoronix

As well as:

* Poor web browser (not an issue now)

* Poor flash support (better than it has been)

* No Microsoft Office (partially surmountable)

* Video and sound configuration issues (sound is still hit and miss for me)

* Inconsistent desktop UIs and administration tools

* Lack of simple point and click system control panel

And that you couldn't easily find consumer hardware pre-installed with a Linux desktop (which could have got around some of the driver issues.)