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Last Word on Loki
A random reader sent in: "Loki's public CVS and FAQ database are now being hosted at icculus.org. The information, and a bit of evangelizing about Loki's demise can be found on icculus.org." You might take a look at the Linux Gamers' FAQ while you're there. Update: 01/25 21:05 GMT by M : Scott Draeker sends word that there will be an "official" repository of Loki code, including apparently some projects that weren't finished, hosted by SEUL in the near future.
Sam Lantinga, I think his name is.
Website here.
The library is a dream to code with. I haven't messed around with any of the c++ permutations, nor have I tried mixing in the straight c library with a c++ project...
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Bleah! Heh heh heh... BLEAH BLEAH!!! Ha ha ha ha...
No. They can't, because they don't own the rights, most likely. The original game publisher will retain exclusive right to the licencing of the game product -- all Loki owns is the Linux-specific stuff that got written for the port, and parts of *that* are even probably unreleasable because it'd expose too much of the game's underlying, proprietary, operations.
It's a damn shame, I played the hell out of Tribes and there were a couple other games I was considering buying when a few bucks came my way... guess I waited to long.
But at least we get access to some of the great work they did release -- most notably SDL.
R.I.P Loki.
...we should start helping out the guys at Transgaming - they're doing great work, and for me it was worth the $5 subscription :)
Loki will be processing orders received up until they close the doors, at which point the store will be going off-line.
Now although it's true that the OpenAL website points to the Loki CVS, one should note that the website (which is hosted at Loki) hasn't been updated for at least a year. Also, unless someone saves it, it might very well go offline with the rest of the Loki websites on January 31st.
- Neo