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Duke3d in Linux
Obiwan Kenobi writes "So it took four days, but Duke3d now runs in Linux, courtesy of Icculus.org. Ironically, a win32 port has yet to be released. Features include full sound support, hi-res video modes (aka VESA modes for those familiar with DOS), saved games, full screen or windowed viewing, and even the BUILD editor works (to a degree). No mouse, demos, or networking just yet, but the basic gameplay is there and now that the BUILD engine has been ported a win32 version is soon on the horizon."
Troll? Damn, that hurts =(
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
I respectfully disagree.
Back a few years ago (okay, 4) MSFT seemed to be primarily run by lower primates.
Example... we were using Site Server Commerce Edition. (BTW -- Does anyone still use this? Or is it mercifully out of it's misery). It used some sort of LDAP->SQL Server abstraction to store all of it's membership information. We ran a pretty high volume website, and after a while, the site wouldn't allow us to create new profiles. At all.
We went thru all sorts of tests, rollbacks, etc. Finally verified it wasn't our code. Called MSFT. Went thru tests and rollbacks with them. This all happened over a week or two... finally one of the higher level techs talked to a developer and figured out it was a hidden registry setting (Thanks guys!) that controlled the number of objects we could store in the LDAP database. Almost two weeks of lost time, thanks to MSFT.
My point is, none of those "brightest people" you waxed on about had any clue how to fix this. This was supposed to be the MSFT flagship products as far as ecommerce went. You'd think they'd know how to get around a pretty huge issue like this. Or at least notch it up and talk to a developer earlier. They sure seemed like people reading off a script to us.
5 years ago, and the last time I ever worked as a MSFT platform developer.
Agreed. However, there are certain sacrifices one must make to remain tactful while making a point.
There are better ways to be clever that don't clutter up the screen....
Forgive me if I seem rude, but I think the best example of clutter here would be your post.
Did you have anything constructive to say?
Better yet, if you're not a fan of my writing style, feel free to create an account and add me to your 'foes' list.
I think after the US is done in the mideast, their numbers will drop faster than Slashdot's net value.
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I believe it.
You'd be suprised how we were supposed to support the stuff. We didn't have access to much more then what you do.
For one thing, we had NO access to any source code or anything like it. The only thing we had access to, which was internal to MS, was a KBQuery tool to search for Q articles. It was an excellent tool, so much better then the online search tools, and we had access to some databases that the public does not. (and lots of articles have "MSINTERNAL" notes attached)
I can easily imagine that some of the deeper technical issues with some of the MS software would be hard to get support on (since you CANNOT talk to a developer. You will NEVER get a developer on the phone. Closest you can get is a CPR tech that can write hotfixes, and it was like pulling teeth trying to get one of these guys to help us front-line guys)
It depends on the product and the problem. And the tech. I worked with the NT and Exchange folks. Not the developer folks.
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What a dumb comment.
Ur t0o l337 4 m3.
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