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One very important question that may not have been answered, is the game going to be modable with the GECK? Something to keep in mind, a broken VATS like Fallout 3 is better than no VATS for the simple reason that it can be modded to be turnbased like a mod out there for FO3, the only thing missing would be a free control of the camera and we could have a limited isometric turn based game. Modding GOOD content is difficult, modding GOOD gameplay is more feasible if given the right tools. Even if the GECK makes it look like it is counter intuitive.

There are many user friendly distros where you never have the need to program or use the command line, if you can install windows you can easily install those. The easiest is knoppix since you do not install anything at all, just put the CD and boot your machine and you will have an OS running, it is not a ful expirience since it is slow but you might get an idea. If you want to install the OS one of the easiest distros are Mandrake and Lycoris which you can download here Other distros First I was once quite skilled in windows, yet I still got spyware and viruses, could I have done better? sure but the odds were against me anyhow. Secondly there is no denying that the average windows user is less savy than an average Linux user, those that think that their OS is AOL are tho ones that provide the infrastructure and bait for malware. Nobody here is claiming that any OS is inmune, however proportionally speaking the numbes do show that windows is far less secure. Even if Linux did command an equal lead that MS currently enjoys I have no doubt it would still be more secure, simply because it is open source. Apache run servers dominate IIS either 3-1 or 2-1. Yet they only have a fraction of the explois.

Lets not turn this into an OS war, everybody here is savy enough to already having decided what OS they want to run. I personally run Gentoo in particular because I love it, not because I plan to stick it to anyone. As to Obsidian, all I ask is that you guys push the issue, but I understand that Atari has the last word, one of the reason most people are posting here is because you are the only ones with any say that will listen, Bioware points here, and Atari is hard to reach. I imagine the best bet is to get a petition going so that we can get Atari's attention.