Open Letter to Software/Game/Hardware Makers - Be Linux Compatible
Evolution of Technology is truly amazing. In my previous open letter to computer video game makers entitled " Investigate the niche of GNU/Linux compatibility ", I wrote about how game makers should investigate the GNU/Linux niche market for computer-based video games. In the letter, I made a prediction that GNU/Linux would become the predominant platform of choice for computers everywhere within the next couple of years. For this reason, I suggested that computer video game makers port their games to GNU/Linux, or at least take steps to define the demand for games on GNU/Linux and ensure they were prepared to embrace the opportunity of GNU/Linux as the Universal Operating System. While I still fully stand behind the idea of porting software and games directly over to GNU/Linux, I now realize things are happening faster than I originally predicted. A few examples are: the movement of Linux into netbooks( no this has not failed, despite all the marketing from from the te...