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Darwin Gains Some Game Development Steam

Posted by timothy on from the no-long-white-beard-on-this-darwin dept.

PowerMacDaddy writes: "Apple's Darwin project is gaining momentum. Aside from finally having a mascot and an approved OSI license, Darwin now has some serious programming resources behind it. According to this article over on ZDnet, Monkey Byte CEO Lane Roathe is now heading the development of networking communications tools for Darwin-compatible games. Apparently, Roathe is currently working on versions of NetSprockets and OpenPlay for Darwin. Is it time for Slashdot to add another topic just for Darwin news?"

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  1. How Apple treats developers. by mr · · Score: 4

    Think game developers have it bad?

    Apple /// developers and customers were told the platform had a 5 year future. Killed in 2.5 years.

    How about.....
    Apple ][ Forever (yea, right)
    OpenDOC
    Newton

    After a while, you run out of people to upset. Given the way Apple has treated Newton devbelopers, OpenDOC developers, the Apple ][ group, why would you think for your sub 5% market share that Apple would treat you any better?

    Today's Apple developer has an out, something they never had before. Darwin and GNUStep. So if Apple slaps the developers about, they can bail to a larger market of Unix running GNUStep.

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