The source for the Heretic engine was released under the same terms as the Doom source the other day (i.e. you can do anything you want with it, EXCEPT sell it), so no-one will be selling versions in a hurry.
Of course, one needs to buy the Windows version for the full.wad files, as these have not been released.
Still, AFAIK it's a turnaround of less than a week, which is deeply impressive.
I got the story about the release of source off Blues News .
Pi has only just come out (on the arthouse circuit) in the cinema in the UK.
Haven't seen it yet, but I definitely intend to!
Are you all going soft?
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Well, some of us are ex-windoze users.
I, and many friends here at university, have installed Linux. What distro have we chosen? Redhat 5.2. Why?
a) Easy installation. b) RPM.
Yes, I know that experienced users may see these as crutches; but get this.
We newbies don't care.
It's a big leap from Windows (which, I hasten to add, is perfectly usable on the desktop for most single-user applications) to Linux; most of the fundamental assumptions are very different. So we've all got quite enough (re)learning to do, and anything which makes our lives easier is a definite bonus.
Less configurable? Quite possibly. But we just want to use the damn thing.
It's people like us - new adopters, technically competent, learning, but not exactly gurus - who will help evangelise Linux on the desktop. Also, these people are frequently competent programmers, if not hackers in the true sense if the word, which increases the developer base for OSS yet further. Linux doesn't just need virtuoso programmers, although they have a very prominent role to play; it also needs competent, level-headed coders who may not change the world, but can at least incrementally improve it... these are the kind of people who are installing RH 5.2 today.
So, RH5.2 suits our needs. Slackware may suit yours better; in that case, use it. No-one is going to stop you doing so, and distros like Slackware are ideal for some. Just because RPM isn't for you doesn't mean you have to bemoan its' existence; let's all live and let live.
After all, it's all still the same OS, just by different routes. -- Acronym
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The source for the Heretic engine was released under the same terms as the Doom source the other day (i.e. you can do anything you want with it, EXCEPT sell it), so no-one will be selling versions in a hurry.
.wad files, as these have not been released.
Of course, one needs to buy the Windows version for the full
Still, AFAIK it's a turnaround of less than a week, which is deeply impressive.
I got the story about the release of source off Blues News .
Pi has only just come out (on the arthouse circuit) in the cinema in the UK.
Haven't seen it yet, but I definitely intend to!
Well, some of us are ex-windoze users.
I, and many friends here at university, have installed Linux. What distro have we chosen? Redhat 5.2. Why?
a) Easy installation.
b) RPM.
Yes, I know that experienced users may see these as crutches; but get this.
We newbies don't care.
It's a big leap from Windows (which, I hasten to add, is perfectly usable on the desktop for most single-user applications) to Linux; most of the fundamental assumptions are very different. So we've all got quite enough (re)learning to do, and anything which makes our lives easier is a definite bonus.
Less configurable? Quite possibly. But we just want to use the damn thing.
It's people like us - new adopters, technically competent, learning, but not exactly gurus - who will help evangelise Linux on the desktop. Also, these people are frequently competent programmers, if not hackers in the true sense if the word, which increases the developer base for OSS yet further. Linux doesn't just need virtuoso programmers, although they have a very prominent role to play; it also needs competent, level-headed coders who may not change the world, but can at least incrementally improve it... these are the kind of people who are installing RH 5.2 today.
So, RH5.2 suits our needs. Slackware may suit yours better; in that case, use it. No-one is going to stop you doing so, and distros like Slackware are ideal for some. Just because RPM isn't for you doesn't mean you have to bemoan its' existence; let's all live and let live.
After all, it's all still the same OS, just by different routes.
--
Acronym