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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!ieunet!news.ieunet.ie!jkh From: jkh@whisker.hubbard.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps Subject: Re: DOOM for X Date: 12 Feb 1994 17:28:17 GMT Organization: Jordan Hubbard Lines: 36 Distribution: world Message-ID: <JKH.94Feb12172818@whisker.hubbard.ie> References: <760732951snz@valent.demon.co.uk> <JKH.94Feb8224637@whisker.hubbard.ie> <2jf56m$7r@u.cc.utah.edu> <hastyCL2opx.I0x@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: whisker.hubbard.ie In-reply-to: hasty@netcom.com's message of Fri, 11 Feb 1994 18:29:56 GMT Ok, here's the general picture. The nice [and seriously twisted] folks at ID have indeed done, or are actively doing, a Linux port of DOOM. Their primary development platform is NeXT based, so they're no strangers to UNIX or doing fast graphics without necessarily beating directly on the metal. They don't really expect to make any real money on the Linux port, and even less on a *BSD port, so they're apparently doing it mostly for the fun of it. A port to FreeBSD is mostly just a question of locating some suitable hardware, something that they've asked for a temporary loan of if someone is amenable. The software side of it should be pretty straight-forward since FreeBSD uses the Linux sound driver (with which they've presumably already come to terms with) and is close enough to the NeXTStations in terms of "BSDishness" that I don't see a lot of problems on the UNIX porting front. I've taken steps to provide them with the software (sent them a CD) and we're basically just waiting to see how they make out in getting some sort of hardware together. If you have a FreeBSD system you'd be willing to part with for a short time, in return for everlasting fame and glory (well, your name would be mentioned in the credits), then please drop me some email and I'll be happy to put you in touch! By necessity, you probably want to live somewhere reasonably close to Texas, in the U.S., unless you're seriously rich and philanthropic (or just really really really want to see your name in the credits :-). Thanks! Jordan -- Jordan K. Hubbard FreeBSD core team Electric Bivalves Anonymous On the net, no one can hear you scream.