Re:Valve: Linux More Open Than Windows 8 for Gaming
by Dylan16807 on Monday October 29, 2012 @03:31PM
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I suppose it doesn't affect you if you compile everything yourself. But you can't run a Metro app that anyone else has compiled. Store or bust. That is a bad path. I certainly wouldn't say windows 8 is 'open'.
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Re:Valve: Linux More Open Than Windows 8 for Gaming
by Karunamon on Monday October 29, 2012 @06:34PM
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>But you can't run a Metro app that anyone else has compiled.
It's metro - who cares? You get more functionality with the desktop.
On a less snarky note, yes you can. All that's necessary is your system has to trust the CA that signed the app - which is itself a few mouse clicks away.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/depl...
I've personally done this to load a leaked Skype beta for Metro. Put the requisite commands in a powershell batch file and it becomes so easy your gran can do it.
Re:Valve: Linux More Open Than Windows 8 for Gaming
by Dylan16807 on Monday October 29, 2012 @06:59PM
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1. It matters because metro is a core part of the new OS and what microsoft is focused on.
2. I didn't realize you could set up sideloading on non-enterprise versions. As long as that is intentional and not a side-effect of implementation, I take back my complaints about windows 8.
Re:Valve: Linux More Open Than Windows 8 for Gaming
by Karunamon on Monday October 29, 2012 @10:10PM
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Re: 2, you can't. It's the enterprise editions only, I'm afraid. The preview was the one I did my experiment on.
That said, there's nothing saying you can't use the enterprise version at home...