Ryan, Shane wrote:
> hi all,
>> I'm looking to get my hands on
> either Doom I or II for my PC.
> Unfortunately I cannot access
> IDSoftware's site because of
> the silly web-filtering system
> in place here.
>> Does anyone know where I can
> buy a copy of Doom (which I will
> be running on Linux...) online?
> Last time I asked in Game they laughed
> at me ;]
>> I would ask to swap for Linux software
> but that wouldn't be ethical or legal.
> Hence the purchasing question.
>> Regards,
> Shane
>
there was a copy of Doom 1 that came free with RedHat 5.2 -
unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be on the newer CDs.
get the last laugh by going in, and saying that ID soft actually
released a Linux wrapper for the game. you need to buy the CDs, though,
then download the free wrapper.
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