Although the open source development model hasn't traditionaly been suited to games many developers have got round this by releasing the source code but keeping the data (artwork and sound) under a more restricted licence. This is becomming more and more popular because it means people still have to pay them to play their games while aiming them at the largest number of people, especially Linux where there aren't yet many other games to compete with. Here's a list of free (as in open source) games, rememeber you still have to pay for some of these, open source doesn't mean free as in no $ but freedom of choice for example you can choose which platform to run it under.Originally Posted by Curio
Alright strictly speaking Mac OS X isn't a true UNIX but it's fully POSIX compliant meaning you can run most BSD/Linux software on it providving it's open source as you'll have to compile it under Mac OS X.Originally Posted by Curio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X
Mac OS X can run many BSD or Linux software packages, as long as they have been compiled for the platform. Compiled binaries are normally distributed as Mac OS X packages, but some may require command-line configuration or compilation.I've made all the points I wish to make so I'll call it a day for now, (well unless someone else raises some new ones) - I don't want a flame war.Originally Posted by PIPER





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