Nah, Epic said they were continuing their 'legendary support' for the Linux platform (I'm pretty sure they phrased it like that on the video).
Epic aren't going to throw a good portable codebase away for some flashy effects they could create themselves. Hell, last I heared Namco decided to build their next-gen arcade machines using Linux and Valve were porting stuff for it!
Hope all this turns out to be true *fingers crossed*
How anyone can slang a Linux system that can eject a till drawer the second you press a button? I don't know.
Now we've got to find a way to mount the drawer device and get a list of the contents from ls!
God knows what would happen if the root user left his terminal acessing the till drawer though.
[root user by telephone to store clerk]
"Go through into the other room and type cd.. into the main computer, you should be able to eject the drawer now!"
I work for various businesses as a tech guy, so I have to order equipment left right and center through Maplins. Maybe at first the order system was a little slow (during the initial flux), but I can only commend their decision. The people working at Maplin's have also praised the speed and simplicity of the new system. Heck, five guys that work there switched their desktops at home because of their tills!
I have had no trouble whatsoever with Maplins service since the switch (apart from the bluecurve theme, they won't let me install clearlooks)!
Yes, I bought Linux Game Programming (by Nurgle, not JRH's unfortunately) and he was adamant on that point, but it'd be nice to have AvP & other old games fully portable.
If Carmageddon uses Direct Play then I think it's in the best interests for all of us discerning gamers!
I don't seem to see anyone point out that Mirosoft's License for interoperability (also here and here ) that was created for Open Source access to otherwise DRM'ed information was a sham. They put "Per installation Licensing Fee's" in it!
This was demanded by the EU on the grounds of Open Source being deliberately disempowered BTW. IMHO they deserve all they get from this (which will be very little no doubt).
I'm glad to hear that game developers have wised-up and stopped using Direct Play, it seems fairly trivial to build your own network code anyhow.
Looks like if this goes through then Open Source Software and Microsoft will be on a level playing field when it comes to interoperability.
Could things like the Windows Media format and network API nightmares could be a thing of the past on Linux and FreeBSD?
Come to think of it, will this mean that Microsoft's evil 'Direct Play' API will become an open spec? If so then this will good news for game porters the world over.
Do I detect another press release to keep those shares stable?
Read the article, it is fun how they all keep *group-hugging* and stuff.
Imagine this:
Allchin: "Aww, I love you guys because you're so cool. GROUP HUG!"
(Allchin, Bach, Johnson, Ozzie, Raikes & Rudder all hug and then take a step back admiring each others manfulness.)
Ballmer: "I think I'm speaking for everyone on the team if I were to say that you guy's are fantastic! GROUP HUG!"
(The team look at Ballmer with contempt, Ozzie shudders at the thought of being near him).
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Nah, Epic said they were continuing their 'legendary support' for the Linux platform (I'm pretty sure they phrased it like that on the video).
Epic aren't going to throw a good portable codebase away for some flashy effects they could create themselves. Hell, last I heared Namco decided to build their next-gen arcade machines using Linux and Valve were porting stuff for it!
Hope all this turns out to be true *fingers crossed*
How anyone can slang a Linux system that can eject a till drawer the second you press a button? I don't know.
.. into the main computer, you should be able to eject the drawer now!"
Now we've got to find a way to mount the drawer device and get a list of the contents from ls!
God knows what would happen if the root user left his terminal acessing the till drawer though.
[root user by telephone to store clerk]
"Go through into the other room and type cd
Not completely true,
I work for various businesses as a tech guy, so I have to order equipment left right and center through Maplins. Maybe at first the order system was a little slow (during the initial flux), but I can only commend their decision. The people working at Maplin's have also praised the speed and simplicity of the new system. Heck, five guys that work there switched their desktops at home because of their tills!
I have had no trouble whatsoever with Maplins service since the switch (apart from the bluecurve theme, they won't let me install clearlooks)!
Yes, I bought Linux Game Programming (by Nurgle, not JRH's unfortunately) and he was adamant on that point, but it'd be nice to have AvP & other old games fully portable.
If Carmageddon uses Direct Play then I think it's in the best interests for all of us discerning gamers!
I don't seem to see anyone point out that Mirosoft's License for interoperability (also here and here ) that was created for Open Source access to otherwise DRM'ed information was a sham. They put "Per installation Licensing Fee's" in it!
This was demanded by the EU on the grounds of Open Source being deliberately disempowered BTW. IMHO they deserve all they get from this (which will be very little no doubt).
I'm glad to hear that game developers have wised-up and stopped using Direct Play, it seems fairly trivial to build your own network code anyhow.
Looks like if this goes through then Open Source Software and Microsoft will be on a level playing field when it comes to interoperability.
Could things like the Windows Media format and network API nightmares could be a thing of the past on Linux and FreeBSD?
Come to think of it, will this mean that Microsoft's evil 'Direct Play' API will become an open spec? If so then this will good news for game porters the world over.
Do I detect another press release to keep those shares stable? Read the article, it is fun how they all keep *group-hugging* and stuff. Imagine this: Allchin: "Aww, I love you guys because you're so cool. GROUP HUG!" (Allchin, Bach, Johnson, Ozzie, Raikes & Rudder all hug and then take a step back admiring each others manfulness.) Ballmer: "I think I'm speaking for everyone on the team if I were to say that you guy's are fantastic! GROUP HUG!" (The team look at Ballmer with contempt, Ozzie shudders at the thought of being near him).