Hi Thomas, If I may ask, what prompted your change to Linux? Best Regards, Hayden
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:15 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Beta 16 Changes I found that a strange response, too, that was a complete break from the logical reasons why the cross platform project is in process. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Beta 16 Changes > Hi Will, > I kind of find that surprising coming from you since you are one of > the Mac OS supporters. You of all people know the importance of > getting a cross-platform engine and games out there on the market for > the blind community. I'm one game developer that whole heartedly > believes in a persons right to freedom of choice. > Anyway, as I've said many times on list already the cross-platform > version of the game is personally motivated and not commercially > motivated. I don't always use Windows, and I consider it my second > operating system and not my primary operating system. As a result my > priorities are vastly different from the huge Windows market out there > that have a GMA Tank Commander, Shades of Doom, Sarah, and dozens of > other good games for their platform of choice. What high quality > accessible games do we non-Windows users have? > As I have also said before it is not because Linux or Mac OS are bad > operating systems. Quite the contrary both have a lot to offer a VI > computer user. The access on both operating systems is rapidly > catching up with Windows accessibility and now is the time people have > a real choice in the software they want to use on their computer. VI > computer users are no longer bound to owning and using Microsoft > Windows because it is "the most accessible option out there," nor are > we forced into paying hundreds of dollars on a screen reader like Jaws > or Window-Eyes. For the first time in history companies like Cononical > and Apple have addressed accessibility issues by incorperating a full > fledged screen reader, magnification software, etc into the operating > system itself saving us hundreds of dollars in access software alone. > All of this is well and good, but the majority of game developers, and > some users, are of a "just release it for Windows" mentality. They are > far too willing to surrender their rights to choice for convenience > sake. If I were not so passionate about this maybe I would cave into > popular opinion, but I am passionate about this. I really believe we > all have a right to have not only accessible games, but they should be > available for Mac OS and Linux just as they are for x number of > Windows users. Of course, that isn't going to happen, because there > are far too few developers that have a personal stake in the matter or > the skills to do what I do. > Sadly far too many accessible game developers have chosen to take a > strictly Microsoft path, and have adopted proprietary languages like > Visual Basic. Until they begin writing their games in Python, Java, or > maybe C++ there never can be games for other platforms. That's why I > have chosen to take a personal stand against that very problem. > > Cheers! > > > On 10/29/10, william lomas <lomaswill...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> i'd have just ignored cross platform really and just finish it up and >> release the game, since another year has gone without the full release of >> this title > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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