On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:07 PM, YeOldeFarte <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings! I was just banned from the #winehq channel on freenode for suggesting to a newbie that he use winetricks to install directx 9c. I was told that winetricks is for developers and that installing directx this way can damage your wine install. > I am currently using the latest developers version of wine with directx 9c installed and configured with the latest winetricks. I am playing the latest Civilization 4 expansion pack with no problems whatsoever on Ubuntu 8.10. > I resent getting banned for accurate information and think that channel bans should be reserved for obscene or abusive behavior only. > Thank you for tolerating this rant. > YeOldeFarte > > > > > > Who banned you? -- -Austin
