__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 11 December 2006 18:49 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
> <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:14:31 +0000
> <n4kv44-rjm.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> begin oe_protect.scr
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Could open source RISC OS bring back users?
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| "If this were to happen, it would open up the possibility of
>>>| either community-based or commercial groups moving the OS to other
>>>| hardware platforms. ARM powered motherboards, PDAs, set top boxes
>>>| and even phones are ubiquitous and many of these could, in theory,
>>>| serve as a platform for running RISC OS..."
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact1750.html
>>
>> It's all a bit late, now, isn't it? If they'd done this a decade ago,
>> they might even be challenging for the desktop now, and even in the
>> embedded space.
>>
>> Having said that, there will be a technology /after/ Linux. I'd thought
>> it would most probably be the GNU kernel, hurd, but as it just doesn't
>> seem to be making that much progress, perhaps RiscOS might be it
>> instead?
>>
>> How much longer will x86 be around for?
>>
>
> Unfortunately, indefinitely, I suspect. Too much crap
> depends on it.
>
> I'll admit to hoping otherwise -- even in the DOOM days,
> most of the intellectual property had to do with the
> artwork, room design, and to some extent the weapons
> animations. ^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^
Ahhh... I see. That's why they keep going medieval and futuristic. Can you
imagine Duke Nukem flinging rocks? Or playing Warcraft 1/2 with a nuclear
reactor nest to the farm and the barracks? Problem is, how can you handle a
horde of dragons once they eclipse your town? Can you nuke them? I think
that patents (like the above) are more effective in this cold war.
"Hey. Hey. You can't send dragons over here. That's patent infringement."
I'll call the ID Software solicitor...
2 days later...
glitteringprizes
Ka-ching.
Best wishes,
Roy
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