Well, you're free to do anything you want with Ms licensed code as well, as long as you [insert list of restrictions]. The GPL wants to force you to contribute back to the community and everything licensed under it is tied into it. Now if I wanted to write something I wish to put under the BSD license but some library was licensed under GPL (If I understood that right the GPL applies to your project even if it's just a library in there, only the LGPL doesn't spread that way, if not substitute for appropriate scenario) without any viable alternatives, I can't go ahead with my plan and would need to rewrite that library from scratch.
The point of absolutely free code is not to force community participation or something but to offer it to everyone, commercial and hobbyist, to improve their work. It's free, no strings attached, take it or leave it. Do what you want shall be the only law.
Fable has an enhanced port and KOTOR 1&2 have versions for the PC. Personally I prefer the PC over any console as the mouse+keyboard combination allows for much better control in many games (for the rest I got a gamepad) and the picture is better.
Many of those games require a mouse to be played properly (for example, Wik does). Will Microsoft make an official one for the X360 or will we be stuck using an analog stick to slowly push a cursor around?
Also, isn't going after casual/non gamers with a "complicated" control scheme like that rather stupid? Would your mom or dad (whoever is the casual gamer) rather play a game with a mouse where he/she just needs to point and click or with a gamepad (or that remote MS is offering) with more sticks and buttons than they can handle?
So I wasn't the only one dorky enough to think of Darwinia when he said that...
Darwinia would need a bit of tweaking to the controls if you want it to work on the DS and the graphics would take a hit but it should be possible. Well, if Nintendo handed SDKs to indie devs, that is. They suggest on their developer site that they won't even sell you an SDK unless you are a company of importance.
If someone says "I'll offer one million dollars to the guy who kills Bill Gates" he'll be tried for conspiracy to murder, even if it was a joke (well, if it wasn't a really obvious one, like saying that during a comedy show). A phone company said "Those who sign up to our service now get one tank refill for free!" as an April's Fools joke but the courts held them to it because it seemed real to a whole lot of people. Since this offer seemed legit despite the title (people often reference jokes in the titles of serious articles) you could probably force him to pay if you sued him.
Slashdot isn't the audience he wants. He cannot influence those in the know, only the people that have no clue that he's spouting utter nonsense. What Slashdot does has no effect on him (except maybe increase the number of pages that will call him an asshole and a liar if someone types his name into Google). Only the mainstream media reach his audience.
I watched it as a comedy (because, well, they claimed it was a critically acclaimed comedy) and they didn't deliver. It felt like one of those bog standard hollywood romance movies and it was boring as hell. I admit I didn't look for any characterization but how many comedies have those anyway?
I really hated Lost in Translation. Maybe there was some deeper stuff in there and it was the greatest love story since Romeo and Juliet but they claimed on the box that it was a comedy (not just a comedy, "the comedy of the year!") and there was nothing funny about the movie after the first five minutes. I avoid those romance movies because I know I won't like them. But this movie claimed to be a comedy, not a romance. That's like renting something that calls itself a Sci-Fi movie and getting a slasher flick. What's next, will stealth games pretend to be all-out fragfests? Oh wait, they're already pretending to be RPGs, FPSes and even a Metroid Remake.
The market for the GP2X is mostly people that care for homebrew/indy games so while there may be fewer users overall, they are more likely interested in your offerings. Plus there'll probably be some official site that lists all the games available for the system so they can find you.
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Well, you're free to do anything you want with Ms licensed code as well, as long as you [insert list of restrictions]. The GPL wants to force you to contribute back to the community and everything licensed under it is tied into it. Now if I wanted to write something I wish to put under the BSD license but some library was licensed under GPL (If I understood that right the GPL applies to your project even if it's just a library in there, only the LGPL doesn't spread that way, if not substitute for appropriate scenario) without any viable alternatives, I can't go ahead with my plan and would need to rewrite that library from scratch.
The point of absolutely free code is not to force community participation or something but to offer it to everyone, commercial and hobbyist, to improve their work. It's free, no strings attached, take it or leave it. Do what you want shall be the only law.
Like that the Egyptians loved to rush their enemies with a bunch of Sirian Werebulls, backed up by a few Biomechanoids.
Like clickthrough rates on Slashdot articles are any higher.
"Slashdot Stories about XBox 360 Marketing Ploy?"
I hope someone sneaks into his house and ties him up in a straightjacket while he sleeps.
Agaeia wants 300$ a piece for the PPU, that's the price they cited for console manufacturers. In other words, not bloody likely.
You know Molyneaux. When it's announced it'll take years to come out. When it isn't... Well, I don't think you should plan for that game yet.
Fable has an enhanced port and KOTOR 1&2 have versions for the PC. Personally I prefer the PC over any console as the mouse+keyboard combination allows for much better control in many games (for the rest I got a gamepad) and the picture is better.
The ones laughing would be the game developers when Sony approaches them and asks them if they could have the PS3 version ready for December.
There already are tools to check for that ROM, a popular one is called md5 and included in almost every *nix.
They already support Claria, I'd consider that a bit worse than Wild Tangent.
Many of those games require a mouse to be played properly (for example, Wik does). Will Microsoft make an official one for the X360 or will we be stuck using an analog stick to slowly push a cursor around?
Also, isn't going after casual/non gamers with a "complicated" control scheme like that rather stupid? Would your mom or dad (whoever is the casual gamer) rather play a game with a mouse where he/she just needs to point and click or with a gamepad (or that remote MS is offering) with more sticks and buttons than they can handle?
It's great how these days you can be labelled a fanboy of a system you don't even own.
There are people that buy all consoles. They would count as PS2 and Gamecube owners that will buy an X360 at launch.
I'd say you're trolling.
That virus would be pointless as most PS2s die of disk read errors much earlier. People still keep buying Sony hardware.
So I wasn't the only one dorky enough to think of Darwinia when he said that...
Darwinia would need a bit of tweaking to the controls if you want it to work on the DS and the graphics would take a hit but it should be possible. Well, if Nintendo handed SDKs to indie devs, that is. They suggest on their developer site that they won't even sell you an SDK unless you are a company of importance.
The word here is "may". A year ago it seemed like the X360 may launch with interesting titles, too. That usually gets resolved as launch draws closer.
Perhaps he had his 1up story quota to fill but didn't want to give them any more pageviews?
If someone says "I'll offer one million dollars to the guy who kills Bill Gates" he'll be tried for conspiracy to murder, even if it was a joke (well, if it wasn't a really obvious one, like saying that during a comedy show). A phone company said "Those who sign up to our service now get one tank refill for free!" as an April's Fools joke but the courts held them to it because it seemed real to a whole lot of people. Since this offer seemed legit despite the title (people often reference jokes in the titles of serious articles) you could probably force him to pay if you sued him.
Slashdot isn't the audience he wants. He cannot influence those in the know, only the people that have no clue that he's spouting utter nonsense. What Slashdot does has no effect on him (except maybe increase the number of pages that will call him an asshole and a liar if someone types his name into Google). Only the mainstream media reach his audience.
Do YOU want to be the one signing the letter that puts hundreds of trained assassins out of work?
They could tell you but then you'd have to be assassinated or locked up indefinitely.
I watched it as a comedy (because, well, they claimed it was a critically acclaimed comedy) and they didn't deliver. It felt like one of those bog standard hollywood romance movies and it was boring as hell. I admit I didn't look for any characterization but how many comedies have those anyway?
I really hated Lost in Translation. Maybe there was some deeper stuff in there and it was the greatest love story since Romeo and Juliet but they claimed on the box that it was a comedy (not just a comedy, "the comedy of the year!") and there was nothing funny about the movie after the first five minutes. I avoid those romance movies because I know I won't like them. But this movie claimed to be a comedy, not a romance. That's like renting something that calls itself a Sci-Fi movie and getting a slasher flick. What's next, will stealth games pretend to be all-out fragfests? Oh wait, they're already pretending to be RPGs, FPSes and even a Metroid Remake.
The market for the GP2X is mostly people that care for homebrew/indy games so while there may be fewer users overall, they are more likely interested in your offerings. Plus there'll probably be some official site that lists all the games available for the system so they can find you.