Comment Issues on porting and the philosophy of Linux (Score 1) 79
This is what I wrote.
(Modifications to distribution...)
Addition of voice recognition and feedback systems. Hmmm... maybe it'd be too much to ask, but saying "Unit 1, move to coordinates 40, 25!"... would be incredibly cool.
(Advice on porting)
If there was just a backdoor way to provide commands, and get map and positions of units, we could write amazing macros to get planes to attack from all angles, make ground units break into perfect pincer attacks, and set up our own voice control systems...
You have to understand, you see, that Linux is not just an OS, it's a philosophy. It's about not having pointless limitations.
If you could bear that in mind and make more than just a bare port, you would be greatly respected.
The main reason for Quake's popularity over other similar games was just how much it could be fiddled with and modified.
(Modifications to distribution...)
Addition of voice recognition and feedback systems. Hmmm... maybe it'd be too much to ask, but saying "Unit 1, move to coordinates 40, 25!"... would be incredibly cool.
(Advice on porting)
If there was just a backdoor way to provide commands, and get map and positions of units, we could write amazing macros to get planes to attack from all angles, make ground units break into perfect pincer attacks, and set up our own voice control systems...
You have to understand, you see, that Linux is not just an OS, it's a philosophy. It's about not having pointless limitations.
If you could bear that in mind and make more than just a bare port, you would be greatly respected.
The main reason for Quake's popularity over other similar games was just how much it could be fiddled with and modified.
