Hi
I saw a Mac version and hence wonder if there's also a Linux binary now? Should be pretty much the same so crossing fingers.
Thanks for the info

Nope, there's no Linux binary available. They might put one together in the future but that's TBD.

Should be extremely easy, based on Mac, as both are Unix. I'd also prefer that to running on Wine, because it doesn't seem to use steam.

It runs in wine quite well. I doubt they are working on a Linux executable, I doubt they are working on Rage at all.

Linux is based on Linux. Mac is based on Unix. The two are not the same. http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1278&bih=629&tbm=isch&tbnid=Db7INpcXk5nABM:&imgrefurl=http://clusterize.net/&docid=OuR1_btFvydKeM&imgurl=http://clusterize.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Unix_history-simple_20021.png&w=1656&h=1143&ei=_pxrT5q4EPDViALcnJCJBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=512&vpy=311&dur=354&hovh=184&hovw=268&tx=107&ty=51&sig=113286418431284645161&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=205&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0

OSX is based on NextStep which has more of a BSD heritage. Similar but different.

It's also the case that code for one Unix variant won't necessarily always run on another - you can't just take AIX code, recompile and run on Solaris, for example. Porting work does need to be done.

id's traditional stance has been "we'll do it, it's not commercially viable but we'll do it anyway because it's cool - you'll need to wait until we get time though". Until evidence to the contrary emerges you gotta assume that the same applies here - absence of evidence is not evidence of absence after all.

Reminds me of the negativity that floated around when id were acquired by Zenimax. Plenty of people saying "no more source code releases, no more GPL, the party's over" and in all seriousness too. Look what happened there. I think some people just enjoy being negative about things. Some people just get their jollies out of taking a crap in your cornflakes. There's an interesting psychology thesis in there somewhere.

This pic is more accurate: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Unix_history-simple.png/800px-Unix_history-simple.png
Linux was designed as free and open Unix. Nextstep is only another windowmanager.
So it should boil down to figure how to open the initial OpenGL window, all the rest might be
99.9% similar to OSX.

Nextstep uses a different kernel and OS X uses a completely different OpenGL driver model than anything else. Dangerous to make assumptions, and that's just the renderer - don't forget sound, input, networking, file system, threading, memory management, etc. These are all platform-specific and need porting/testing done (and having worked on a Windows/Linux/OS X project I can assure you that they are NOT the same between Linux and OS X).

When was that project, 20 years ago? I recompile all my OpenGL stuff pretty much unchanged on OSX86.

it's allready running on wine - long time now

besides TTimo left id software a while ago so i guess a linux port won't be done unless someone else do the port...

The idea that TTimo's resignation ended the era of id games for Linux is completely unfounded. Just to be clear, they can always get somebody else to do the job instead.

They did Linux ports before TTimo joined id, so why his leaving has anything at all to do with the possibility of a port now is puzzling in the least.

because TTimo ported most idtech 4 games to linux on his free time. b4 TTimo there were ppl porting id's games are they still working at id? Anyway linux gaming community looked at TTimo for linux port and not at somebody else.

Zoid did some early ports, Loki did others, I believe that the Icculus crew were also involved in others too, and LordHavoc did the Linux port of Quake Live (which - note for negative waves merchants - was done during TTimo's time at id, so even then TTimo certainly never had exclusivity over Linux ports).

true, but the ports that you are refering are mainly idtech3 based projects except for Icculus that ported Prey to linux (thought he was hired to port it to linux by Human Head or by the publisher) TTimo did port Id software's games such as Doom3, Quake 4, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. in this case for Id software produced games, TTimo was the man that the linux gaming community was looking at. Now we don't know if someone from Id will continue the porting on his/her free time as TTTimo did.

pffft.. And ID Studio and a 64 bit version will be delivered on the backs of flying pigs.