[Bug 26835] Portal 2 exits at menu screen.

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26835

--- Comment #83 from eurekafag at eureka7.ru 2011-04-23 13:28:59 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #78)
> (In reply to comment #77)
> > (In reply to comment #76)
> > 
> > Hi, whats "crack #2" ? I tried skidrow patch and the winetricks stuff and your
> > command line, but it still crashes before menu. I guess I am missing "crack
> > #2".
> > 
> 
> OK guys, I've been following this bug report for some time now.  I would like
> to remind everyone that the world is watching us Linux users, that this is NOT
> A PIRACY FORUM, and that openly discussing "cracks" like this is going to give
> Linux users a very bad (and generally undeserved) reputation as lawbreakers,
> cheats, and thieves.  It was fine once or twice purely in the context of "Hey
> Valve, here's where we think the problem is", but this ongoing discussion is
> just going to cause trouble.

I think people know that Linux users are ready to buy Linux games and they pay
almost 3 times more than windows users (according to humblebundle.com where you
pay as much as you want). So that's not a problem. To call the crack as the
patch is too polite. It's a crack and it allows legal buyers to play on
platform other than windows. For example, I have no windows installed at all
but I want to buy games to play. I bought the game and can do anything with it
on my own computer. If people want to claim Linux users as thieves they will do
it anyway. Those who actually can read will notice that crack here is mentioned
only as the way of launching the game because without it the game just crashes.
Nobody here said «Hi, I've downloaded Portal 2 ISO from torrents so how could I
play without purchasing it?» (well, except me who just said that).

tl;dr: let's call a spade a spade and don't be puritanic at least here.

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