Thanks for more reason to dislike Intel.

While I agree with what you say, I see ads also being helpful in games that are fully Open Source where the developers need some sort of income to pay for hosting and what not. However real ads on a real game I don't see how it will work unless it's in an MMORPG type of game where the monthly subscription is below average. So it would make sense then if ads helped pay for what you're not paying for.

Agreed. I personally use steam when I'm on my Windows OS and it 'works' and I don't have to worry about any CD's laying around getting scratched or anything. I know that my games are on there and I can always download them (and at a speed faster than anything else I download). Nobody is being forced to use Steam and if Steam had any competitors I would honestly be annoyed, I don't see a point in anyone competing with Steam unless Games for Windows Live suddenly lets you download games you buy and creates a 'Steam-Like' system. Then THAT would be a competition considering: Games for Windows Live (or whatever it's called) uses your X-Box Live login and still gives you achievement points, some Steam games give you achievement points but not 'all of them'. Not that I care about achievement points but nowadays that's one thing people care more about than a quality game. Anyway I would say Steam is good enough for me, I don't see anyone else being a competitor for Steam really. I've always seen Valve as a part of Steam really I can't picture valve games leaving Steam it would screw everything up for those who own their games on Steam. Anyway with any regard Steam seems fine to me as it is now.

Meh you don't know where in New York she lived. Anyway this sounds so fucked up lol.

Or just read the documentation?

PlayToon* lol

You sir are correct. Java is probably the best path to go unless you're doing something like Game Development (I _DO_ understand game dev is possible in Java but I'm just looking at it from the point of view that C++ would give you more power over the end-result) or something of the sort, but for general development Java meets most needs.

You can always go BSD regardless it's still open source software. I've never seen why anyone would use Redhat really, regardless I prefer Debian / Gentoo for servers and then BSD.

Run it virtualized on VirtualBox with the Guest Addons (or whatever it was called I can't really recall...)