[ut2003io] Purchasing UT2003

Jeff jm at icculus.org
Sun Sep 29 23:42:47 EDT 2002


Yeah, I'm just being a jerk.

On Sun, 2002-09-29 at 21:32, Ryan C. Gordon wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
> > My bet is they don't care how many people are using the linux version. 
> > They're probably just porting it so we shut up.
> 
> No, we ported it because:
> 
> 1) The server on Linux is extremely important.
> 2) Mark Rein wasn't just paying lip service on the INA forums: taking 
> advantage of people for their servers and not letting them actually PLAY 
> blows.
> 3) (My own conjecture) having Linux/Mac/whatever versions makes the 
> engine more sexy to licensees, so it doesn't hurt to have it.
> 4) All the other benefits of portable code: shaking out bugs, 
> assumptions, etc.
> 
> --ryan.
> 
> 
> 





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