Things are really developing in the Linux world these days. For one thing, the creation of Microsoft's app store to go along with Windows 8.1 has upset Valve CEO Gabe Newell to the point where he has declared the the future of gaming will be user created content experiences on Linux. Already, the popular Steam game distribution system has been ported to Linux (primarily Ubuntu, but other distributions can adopt the software). New Linux capable games appear in the Steam Greenlight Project every week.
Speaking of Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution is trying to create an OS the runs not only on desktops and servers, but also high end phones and tablets. They've already created Ubuntu Touch for mobile devices. In addition, there has been a push to replace the X rendering system on Linux with something more up to date. Up to now, this has been a program called Wayland which has been in development for the past five years. Now, Ubuntu has decided to create their own software called Mir which essentially does the same thing. They've got it up and running in three months. So, my question is, what has the Wayland Team been doing for the past five years?
A long while back, I mentioned that I use a Windows machine at home to play MMORPGs. Well, not any more. I purchased a program called CrossOver which allows you to install and run Windows software under WINE on Linux without all the configuration fuss of pure WINE. So, I no longer use Windows on any of my machines. I certainly haven't missed the blue screens of death or the constant malware scanning. And pretty much everything I did on Windows I can do in Ubuntu with no trouble.
Labels: CrossOver, linux, Microsoft, Mir, Ubuntu, Wayland
