Are you able to run any of the old Loki games on Linux these days?

With compat libraries and OSSPD it will run even under Pulseaudio.

CorsixTH requires Theme Hospital assets but we didn't clone or otherwise steal anything that we ship, we require you to supply the assets precisely because we aren't. I presume that's true of OpenTTD as well. In the United States copyright protection for games covers the art and text but not the rules and Oracle vs. Google established reimplentations being fair even when exposing the same api. Truely novel game rules can be protected by patents per Nintendo.

Super Tux Kart does have battle mode somewhat similar to the Mario Kart balloon fight though not as polished (and many of the arenas are a little too large in my opinion). It also has a unique soccer mode.

Pythagoras learned from Egyptians that have been largely erased by euro/western narratives of superiority.

Even glibc breaks ABI. The linux userspace ABI is too unstable and games don't have to be doing weird things to hit it.

I never understood why glibc needs to break ABI. It should not be allowed to. Ever.

You are not reinventing the wheel. Just maintain the damn thing and keep it running as is. As Linus once said "If there's a bug that people rely on, it's not a bug, it's a feature.".

Most of human history we didn't have electronic distraction devices and we have one Michelangelo; the answer is probably not as many as the question implies.

I don't think such genius is inhibited so much by distraction as it is by lack of support.

Either that or genius has coincidentally clustered around where the resources have been.

The world could be so much more vibrant if everyone was supported and nurtured.

In such a world, many might find much less need to distract themselves with trivialities.

I agree that support is crucial, but stand by the "danger" of distraction. Digital distraction is a drug, and like other drugs has pros and cons -- I don't mean to demonize it. But it cannot be ignored.

We've collectively arrived at point where we could have a post-scarcity society where the arts could be a driving force for so many of us. It's painful to see these possibilities and know that they are out of reach because of the sociopaths who have power over us.

I suspect they would put out a GOG Galaxy that works on Linux well before promoting it on their web site that aggressively.

im thinking a GOG box distro [like a KODI box] so there would be less compromise in order to be an OS, and focus on a more console-like UX.

im thinking it doesnt have to work "on linux" it has to allow gaming on a linux kernal.

lua does not preserve compatibility between minor versions. As such they don't need to reserve words for future use.

I have a question. Does the directed / no cycles aspect mean that webhooks / callbacks are forbidden.

I work a lot in the messaging space (SMS,Email); typically the client wants to send a message and wants to know when it reached its destination (milliseconds to days later). Unless the client is forbidden from also being the report server which feels like an arbitrary restriction I'm not sure how to apply this.

I have strong Tawney Scrawny Lion and Un loup dans le potager vibes from this commercial. Delightful.

Exactly what I thought of. I used to love the Tawny Scrawny Lion when I was a kid.