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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/gabe-newell-linux-is-the-future-of-gaming-new-hardware-coming-soon/ Emphasis added.

Same for me, GNU/Linux is my primary OS, it works perfectly and it's a great platform for gaming. But I regret that Teamspeak 2 is not working on Linux, I also regret when the Linux support of a plane is dropped without informing officially the customers who bought it.

All of my scenery work (and the flying too) was done under Linux ... Ever since X-Plane 8 came out and was the first commercial sim supporting Linux (that was the time when I deleted Windows from my HDD). PS: me working with Linux only was an additional factor for Ben Supnik to continue the Linux support (which was questioned for a short time when they moved from XP8 to XP9)

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. For example, being ex-Navy, I'm painfully aware of the mistakes in "Top Gun", but I still enjoy watching it. Same with a lot of Irwin Allen's work from many years ago. If the story and writing are decent, it works. If they aren't, well, let's not tempt the mods to censor and just say it doesn't.

hoping for a news update today

Here's the finished result. Thanks again, Kieran. I wouldn't have had a clue about using PM until you mentioned it.

There are quite a bit of controls in the UI that make a big impact on the overall look and performance of SkyMAXX Pro, for instance in this shot I increased the minimum and maximum size of the cloud puffs, used a lower contrast sky color and set the visibility CAVOK (inside the weather dialog). Is this more of what you are looking for?.....

You're right Mario, when talking about Valve or X-Plane, or "serious" gaming, it's not the same topic as mobile gaming with Android (Linux), iOS (BSD) or other mobile operating systems or even console games. I just wanted to say, when you're looking at the revenues, it has become a very important market, and they're also using a Linux kernel: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-now-makes-more-in-gaming-revenue-than-Nintendo-or-Sony_id46671 Austin (or Ben) where also talking about this in a FSBreak interview, but this was before the case with a patent troll. Will Valve be able to convince Windows gamers to switch to their new hardware running with Linux ? I don't know. Will the Microsoft and PC manufacturers cartel be able to preserve the Windows "market share" ? I don't know. Was Microsoft able to convince Windows users to switch to their new "Windows 8" operating system ? The answer for now is no. To illustrate this, just look at the latest MSFS add-on, the 777 by PMDG, and their minimum system requirements: "OS: Windows 7 64-bit (older OSes such as Windows XP, 32-bit OSes, and Windows 8 may work, but we cannot guarantee compatibility or support)". What's the future for Windows if the newest version has no support from famous add-on authors known for their endorsement to Microsoft ? It looks like Gabe Newell is not the only editor who has a problem with the future of Windows. That's another reason why I think we're lucky that you're in the Laminar Research team. +1. For me and for you, it was not a surprise because we're reading forums. But imagine the customer who bought this add-on, received an e-mail from the store about the new version, installed this new version (the Linux installer worked great and was still there), and who discovered inside X-Plane that's there's no plug-in for him...

I will have to check Linux Mint out. I have always had an interest in using Linux.

I'm not sure realism was something the director was looking for. Well, apart from the flying shark that was larger than the 747. That looked pretty accurate. Unlike the wing flex....

When movies are literally the worst movies you have ever seen. Let me go over what was wrong: Flight attendant was rude. B747 doesn't have that kind of static wingflex (if they were bent that much they should have been moving around) B747 can't move that fast, looked more like what a fighter jet would look like. Any airliner would fall apart as soon as it was bitten in half by a giant shark. Sharks don't fly (that infographic is just stupid) The movie is called Megashark vs. Giant Octopus. The plane would have at least blown into about a thousand different pieces upon impact with the water. The G-Forces sustained by the humans on board, decelerating from a vectored velocity of around 550MPH to 0MPH in the forward direction would kill the them, even if it didn't destroy the plane. The momentum a human has at that point is approximately 18,430 kg m/s, compared to a human in a car accident, with a momentum of 2,000 kg m/s. If they weren't killed by internal injuries, their seatbelts would sever them in half (and make a way cooler movie, anyways). The point is, they shouldn't even be CONSCIOUS to be screaming as they plummet towards the ocean. From the wall design, they are on the first floor. The seat layout of economy in the B747 is 3-4-3, but they are sitting in 2-2 configuration. Condor Airlines is real, jerks. And air pocket??? Flight attendants are supposed to call it turbulence. "Alright folks, please fasten your seatbelts." If they weren't already, they have a problem. The way that pilot is flying that jumbo, and the fact that the flight attendant is going around making sure every is already strapped in, they'd better. And pilots never talk like that. The most casual pilot announcement from a pilot was "Good afternoon passengers. Current time is blah and we will be landing in a few minutes. Flight attendants prepare for landing." What did I just watch.My inner cinematographer is screaming in pain.

That looks awesome!

AH-6 Little Bird

Things are moving along, here is a nice SS for you to ponder:

I guess all we can do is hope for the best.

64bit only. Please email Laminar to tell them how frustrating it is for you as a customer. They don't consider 64bit squawkbox to be much of a priority, much to our collective frustration. The more customers they hear from the better.

xpfr.org's newest freeware scenery release, Montpellier Méditerranée, France: