Release (was Re: In-Game HTTP/FTP Downloads)

[Tim Angus]

Thilo Schulz wrote:
> IMHO, a release can happen the way it is right now if the mac port does not 
> have too many problems.
> Zakk, I know that you'd like to have the windows part use SDL.

We definitely shouldn't delay until Windows SDL. The way I'm approaching 
this is to first implement a more generic SDL "port". The way it is now 
it really the Unix port with SDL being used on the back of it. This is 
fine for Linux and Mac but this can't be used for Windows without 
buttloads of horrible ifdeffery. SDL support could be added to the 
existing win32 port, but this is largely pointless since it's 
effectively /expanding/ the number of ports rather than cutting them 
down, only to be able to say "our Windows port uses SDL".

So yes, generic SDL port first, then Windows SDL port using this 
framework. I suspect both of these will be controversial, so delaying 
release for these is probably unwise.