Boycott Doom PDA

by **Courtney White** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 9:46pm

Hi.

This is a post to try to persuade you to boycott MachineWork's Doom port on the bases that it is pressuring Rob, a well know HPC programmer, to discontinue his Doom port.

In my opinion, Rob's port is very impressive. HPC's rarely see programs of this caliber. Even though most of you are PPC users, Rob is a true "local" in the CE community.

Please Post Your Comments.
Cwhite

by **James S** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:11pm

I seriously think this is inappropriate. I never intended to actually buy Doom from MachineWorks, but all of this is just causing more dissention and I think it would be for the best to not be so hostile.

What exactly is MachineWork's doing to Rob?

by **Warren** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:14pm

We have enough Doom for ppcs already, WE NEED POCKETDUKENUKEM3D!!!

by **Courtney White** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:14pm

First of all, this is not meant to be harsh, vulger, etc. This is in good taste, and i feel that machineworks are using unfair tactices to reduce competition.

Im not sure what it is EXACTLY, but its clearly a legal issue.

Cwhite

by **James S** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:20pm

Ya, I've already got one of the other 12 free Doom ports. Why ANYONE would buy it, I don't know. id Software released the source under GPL, Rob has no reason to fear as long as he will send the source to anyone that asks. He doesn't even have to put it on the website for download. It's not even a port of Doom, it's a port of Doom Legacy. So if there are issues than it would be with author of DoomLegacy, not with Rob.
This is all quite ridiculous. If you get any REAL information, come tell me.

by **Courtney White** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:23pm

Hey Hey, don't bite my head off. DoomPDA is a licenced port... WHICH only means they can sell the WAD file with it. Thats it.

I searced the ENTIRE Id webpage, and thats what it said.

I do researce before i post things like this. Rob is not violating anything of Id's. He only includeds Demo Wads.

Cwhite

by **RwGast** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 10:29pm

Well MachineWorks has the option to get a non GPL liscence wich just means they dont have to release there ports sourve code and they can use the originall doom data files. Again i refer anyone making idiotic assumptions to go to www.gpl.com or maybe its www.gpl.org

by **Courtney White** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 11:35pm

This issue has been mostly taken care of.

Thanks
Cwhite

by **RwGast** » Jan 21, 2002 @ 11:41pm

I do agree we need to boycott this port just becuase it has a price tag attached to it.

by **mrastudent** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:06am

I still don't know why you guys want to boycott, Doom works perfectly fine on my @migo with PPC2002, you guys must be doing something wrong

by **Courtney White** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:10am

Ok, Im a 720 user... i don't have a port other than Robs. if Machineworks gives trouble to him, i don't get doom, but ppc's do

Cwhite

by **Matt Keys** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:13am

mrastudent,

try to load a custom wad

by **RwGast** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:15am

Wow your kidding matt does machinworks port not work with custom wads either? CWhite does robs work with customs?

by **Courtney White** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:19am

Im pretty sure it does... right know the only probs i know of are sound and multiplayer

ill talk to him later when he releases the new version

cwhite

by **Matt Keys** » Jan 22, 2002 @ 12:22am

I was speaking with respect to the ports prior to DoomPDA and Muffin Legacy.

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