| From: | Steffen Haeuser |
| Date: | 24 Dec 99 at 17:24:36 |
| Subject: | [warpup] Re: Quake Request |
owner-warpup-list@haage-partner.com wrote :
Hi!
>> As we know there exist PPC executables which have been made
>> illegaly. No matter what people say right now, nothing will ever
>> change that the responsible performs have acted against the
>> copyright restrictions. My personal opinion is, that we should
>> not encourage these people to continue doing and spreading
>> illegal software.
ow> I agree !!!
Me too :)
ow> suggest that those people who do legal ports relase the source and then we
ow> can see if it is based on new or old sources. This is not totally sure but
ow> at the moment I do not know anything better. Do you ?
Well, if a port is released after 4 days or such, which includes 200 KB PPC
ASM Optimizations, it is VERY likely that it is based on illegal source code,
right ? :) Of course if someone goes this far he just might not release his
full source code (in which case his port would be illegal, if someone ever
would find out...).
Actually getting a base port ready is not much of a problem, this source is
*very* portable, like i found out. But doing a *decent* port takes much
longer... with sound-support, full network-support (where Amiga can join a
network game both as Client and Server), CD Audio... this takes much longer.
ow> You are right. But, as mentioned above, HOW could we know ? How long should
ow> we wait ? We could ask people not to release their ports before a certain
ow> date or, as you wrote, organise the development of QuakePPC.
ow> And finally I want to say the following: If somebody wants to download
ow> QuakePPC, no matter if it is an illegal port or not: Please look first, if
ow> you own a legal copy of Quake. And if not, BUY it (From Clickboom). Even if
ow> CB broke their promise and did not release QuakePPC, they made an
ow> Amiga-Version at all.
Yes, i totally agree :)
Steffen