Porting to linux

[thessem]

I'm just wondering how hard It would be to get a group of 1337 coders together and make installers for windows games within linux, like a sim city 3000 one I saw or morrowind. I'm sure the company In question would help with this process, because it would mean they will have a larger market.

I think this may be possible if we were to get some good enough coders, and they probably earn money off this too, because lots of people are going to visit their website, to download the installer or vote on which game to be ported next, and many hits = many advertising = many money?

Please, someone tell me why I am wrong, because if this was possibe it would of been done by now.

[alamba]

You know an installer for simcity 3000? Can you send me a link?

Akshay

[Schmic]

Unfortunately i am not a coder... but if such a thing is accomplished and a site created it would be in my bookmarks without a doubt:p

[leech]

SimCity 3000 has a native port for Linux. http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?nc=1138461829&gameref=18

Morrowind was really easy to install and get working with Cedega, but check out www.liflg.org (Loki Installers for Linux games)

Leech

[slux]

I'm pretty sure that no company would ever approve or support such an effort but as was said, we have LIFLG doing just that.

[hav0x]

slux is right.
It's being done already. (without the support)
http://www.liflg.org/

[thessem]

That is very awsome.

Thankyou, I wasn't aware of the existance of such a site