http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26835
--- Comment #79 from Shantanu Tushar jhahoneyk@gmail.com 2011-04-23 13:14:46 CDT --- (In reply to comment #78)
(In reply to comment #77)
(In reply to comment #76)
Hi, whats "crack #2" ? I tried skidrow patch and the winetricks stuff and your command line, but it still crashes before menu. I guess I am missing "crack #2".
OK guys, I've been following this bug report for some time now. I would like to remind everyone that the world is watching us Linux users, that this is NOT A PIRACY FORUM, and that openly discussing "cracks" like this is going to give Linux users a very bad (and generally undeserved) reputation as lawbreakers, cheats, and thieves. It was fine once or twice purely in the context of "Hey Valve, here's where we think the problem is", but this ongoing discussion is just going to cause trouble.
FYI, there are people buying original copies of the Game and trying to run on Linux so they don't have to reboot. The mistake we did was calling a patch a "crack". Anyway, if its going to harm anything which is Free Software, please do not reply to my question in #77, thank you.