[vox-tech] Why Mac but not LInux?

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On 06/27/2013 11:25 AM, Darth Borehd wrote:
> I see a lot of games that have Mac versions but not LInux versions.
> Why?  Wouldn't it be trivial to get the same program to run on Linux as
> they run on Mac because they are both POSIX based?

It's not so easy.

glibc (linux) is different from libc (*bds). That is the main problem in 
which the majority of porting problems is.

Plus there is a marketing one: support.

The more platforms you are in, more resources you have to deploy for a 
successful support.

my 2c

best,

>
> But even if a company is not going to bother with a Linux version, why
> is it easier to use WINE to play the Windows version than it is to find
> a way to emulate the Mac version?
>
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