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QuiescentWonder writes:
A couple of guys over at DoomWorld are trying to convince Raven Software to change the license type of Heretic and Hexen to GPL because the current "Raven License" is too restrictive to port developers. So far they have a written letter with the signatures of some previous Raven employees (one of which said they will contact John Carmack about the letter), various Doom port developers and possibly John Carmack himself.
QUOTE: "Alright. The letter is now effectively complete, with all the signatures from this thread and from the zdoom, Legacy, and PrBoom-Plus ports. We are now waiting on possible word from John Carmack. Chris Rhinehart assured me that he has contacted him to see if he wants to be involved. I'll probably give that a couple days at least, so we're probably looking at the letter going public this weekend."
Source: http://www.doomworld.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&thre adid=38080
Petition (and some more info): http://www.petitiononline.com/qhhgpl/petition.html
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NccWarp9 writes:
What was the last good Star Trek game anyone on the planet has played? It seams that people that are trying to create Star Trek games are ruining them on purpose. One such example of late is Star Trek Legacy. I waited a long time for some decent ST game but Star Trek Legacy but it absolutely fail to live up to any expectation. I even dare to say it is the worst ST game ever. Or, this may be an overstatement as there are worst ST games out there.
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what now writes:
It's really just a request but tell me slashdotters, is this possible?
I've got a Tivo and I'm considering a Slingbox. It occured to me I could keep these boxes at friend's house, maybe pay part of their cable, and cancel mine. That led me to wonder, "Why couldn't someone keep many boxes for many people? Or one big Tivo and one big Slingbox that they lease space on?" Of course I'm no expert on laws that apply to these things but it seems like renting the hardware could be like renting a room or a po box. The equiptment doesn't seem impossible either. While the video quality would not be great and it might be difficult to get onto a TV it would offer great flexibility and options: Someone could lease space in many regions or countries. Pricing could be structured differently than cable (by the MB, by the channel, by the show, by the hour, commercial subsidized, ect.). Since it is joined with the internet it could filter, suggest, collect, and deliver internet video based on your ratings and preferences. These opinions might influence or be influenced by other rating databases (Netflix or Delicious) or your bookmarks or history. Like the change from home phones to cell phones people could go from having video based on an address to a personal account that they could take with them, and share and customize too.
This might make sense for many companies (like Apple=iTv+.Mac) but DSL providers have the competition and infra-structure already. So tell me, is this pure fantasy or can I put my tivo on ebay?
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mike260 writes:
Joystiq calls shenannigans on a PSP 'fansite' purporting to be written by a pair of kids (the site's domain is actually owned by a marketting company named Zipatoni).
What makes this noteworthy is the hilariously poor quality of their work. Sony ads are presented as homemade 'Christmas cards', the txt-speak is badly misjudged, and the video of 'cousin Pete' laying down some PSP-related 'crazy beatz and rhymes' is beyond belief.
The 'kids' blog is already flooded with outraged comments, despite half-baked attempts to filter posts containing words like 'Zipatoni' and 'marketting'.
