one thing people keep forgetting is that, while Windows is made by a company named Microsoft, and Mac OSX is made by a company named Apple, nobody can name one company that MAKES Linux.
For better or for worse, Linux has been around so long, there are people who refuse to use anything else. Or are (as you can read again and again in this thread and
threads like this one) only using Windows anymore to play a specific game.
There isn't a Marketing Department(tm) on the planet who will make a commercial for Linux, or try to sell you Linux. If you don't decide to like Linux all by yourself, it isn't in any one company's interest to try and change your mind.
Nevertheless Linux has thrived for 23 years, runs most of the servers you hit with a web browser, and most of the phones on the market, and an increasing number of gaming rigs.
Just because SteamOS and the SteamBox, aren't making headlines all the time anymore, doesn't mean either is dead. Do some reasearch. Lord knows the Linux titles on steam aren't DECREASING, triple-A titles or not.
Meanwhile, Linux has better hardware support than Windows, without ever having to download "drivers" from the manufacturer. In fact, it's actually -more- difficult to find something these days that -doesn't- work with Linux.
It doesn't matter what you think about Linux, why are you even in this thread if you have nothing to add? This thread was started because some of us (early) backers, were interested in knowing where any potential Linux port might come in, and because of a distinct lack of information on Frontier's part, there's been a corresponding lack of MONEY given to them for the effort. Because Chris Roberts (and co.) have been much more vocal on the topic, i and many other Linux users have certainly given them more money as a result. I know i've given them HUNDREDS of more dollars than i've given Frontier, which is sad, because I'd like Elite better.
The bottom line is, if we, the (potential) players don't keep the conversation alive, and continue requesting (more information about) a Linux port of Elite: Dangerous, we'll never otherwise get it.
If you're here to on that idea, what the hell is wrong with you? The game is released, go play it on windows (and eventually Mac) and leave us to our campaign.
A significant amount of people over the years have kept this thread alive, and over time, more new people have contributed to this thread. It's not the same 5 people over and over, go back and check. Demand for a Linux version is alive and well amongst those who are on the forums and who have the desire to +1 or share their opinion, and so on. How much more silent support is there/would there be? we don't know. What we do know is, nobody will do it for us. Microsoft doesn't need to approach Frontier, Apple doesn't need to approach Frontier..
We the people must, if we want a Linux version.
As for support? Linux gamers have been supporting ourselves since the beginning. Developers, with a linux userbase, find their users support themselves and the developers far more coherently than their Windows and Mac playerbases do. this has been discussed ad nauseum in this thread as well.
