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MegaGlest => MegaGlest => Topic started by: andy_5995 on 2 January 2016, 17:56:59

Title: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: andy_5995 on 2 January 2016, 17:56:59

MegaGlest has been nominated for the 2015 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-117/) -> Open Source Game of the Year (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-117/open-source-game-of-the-year-4175562724/)

Voting ends on Feb. 10th

Good luck!

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: John.d.h on 3 January 2016, 15:46:51

What a weird list...  It seems like a GotY poll would include recent/current games.  FOSS projects never really die exactly, but I think most of these games are in a pretty deep coma.

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: Omega on 8 January 2016, 06:39:04

Quote from: John.d.h on  3 January 2016, 15:46:51

What a weird list...  It seems like a GotY poll would include recent/current games.  FOSS projects never really die exactly, but I think most of these games are in a pretty deep coma.

Probably not enough Linux-compatible, open source games to have a list, otherwise :P. It's not a very competitive market.

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: John.d.h on 9 January 2016, 10:44:35

Quote from: Omega on  8 January 2016, 06:39:04

Probably not enough Linux-compatible, open source games to have a list, otherwise :P. It's not a very competitive market.

There are certainly a heck of a lot more than this list represents, and more current ones at that.  I guess it just seems like a half-baked attempt to me, like somebody opened up their package manager and picked the first couple dozen games they saw (some of which are quite good; don't get me wrong), rather than doing any internet digging for the real gems.  I suppose those would likely be the most popular ones, since a lot of Linux users presumably find games to play using that same technique, but it says little about how good any of the games are.  Missing are Tales of Maj'Eyal, FreeOrion, Endless Sky, and OpenRA for example.  OpenMW is open source but doesn't ship with its own assets (being an engine clone of a proprietary game), so whether or not it should be included depends on their criteria.  Hmm... time to head on over to Off Topic, I think.

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: andy_5995 on 9 January 2016, 20:37:56

Those are points worth mentioning. Here's something Jeremy mentioned regarding "other" games:

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While we have no plan to add "Other" as an option, members are highly encouraged to suggest nominees in the thread related to each poll. This both allows others members to discover new projects and has the potential to get the suggestion added to the poll.

--jeremy

Welcome to the 2015 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-117/welcome-to-the-2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-4175562701/page2.html#post5475019)

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: Omega on 11 January 2016, 19:02:10

Please don't use link shorteners. They remove the ability for the user to easily check where the link is going and naturally make the link suspicious. Instead, use the full link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-117/welcome-to-the-2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-4175562701/page2.html#post5475019

Or if length is a concern, use the syntax

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[url=http://example.com]My text[/url] which would allow us to create something like Source (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-117/welcome-to-the-2015-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-4175562701/page2.html#post5475019).

Title: Re: MegaGlest nominated for Open Source Game of the Year at LQ
Post by: andy_5995 on 11 January 2016, 22:03:19

I understand, thank you for the explanation, Omega.