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   From: water@foun.tn   
      
   Cellphone user  writes:   
      
   > James Bond <"007..."@dirge.harmsk.com> posted:   
   >   
   >> Yeah, it's all about getting people to change en masse, but how do we do   
   that?   
   >>   
   > I would switch right away if I could have the support I need   
   > For the games/software and peripherals I have.   
   >   
   > Sadly I can't see t his happening, unless Valve really take things on its   
   hand   
   > And forces their publishers.   
   >   
   > Beside that I was thinking of getting a laptop as Linux machine.   
      
   Not exactly your own situation, but I was somewhere in there at first   
   too. I wanted to move away from linux but my gaming other hobbies needed   
   windows.   
   But then I made the jump, and before getting a game I would first check   
   if it was Linux compatible, and I would try to steer my software needs   
   towards more linux-friendly options... Well, in time, I got used to not   
   doing as much gaming, and my hobbies became more about tinkering and   
   DIYing my own tools.   
      
   Reminds me of what they say about quitting smoking, for example. You   
   might not be able to quit cold-turkey, but just putting more friction   
   might cause you to naturally reconsider it.   
      
   All this to say: Yeah, just get a cheap laptop and make it a linux   
   machine. Ideally, and if you have the time, look into a minimalist setup   
   like Arch that you can build all your needs on top.   
      
   You might find it harder and harder to even leave your linux machine for   
   the Windows one.   
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