ZylonBane on 12/12/2005 at 15:46
Quote Posted by Luthien
I'm still puzzled what the origin and definition of multitasking, multithreading or multiprocessing have to do with anything.
I said that Thief has multiple systems running at once (you know, AI, sound propagation, physics, yadda yadda), and this statement somehow convinced Assisdragin that I was saying Thief was multithreaded, since anyone using the word "system" MUST be talking about multithreading. :rolleyes:
Luthien on 12/12/2005 at 16:17
Reminds me of the time when the netscape source code became open source. I think people would have preferred the "open zombie" back then ;)
@ZB: Given the amount of strange humour you spread here, your ability to recognize it in other people's postings is remarkably under-developed. :)
(Hm, maybe they do not even notice I'm making fun of them?)
ZylonBane on 12/12/2005 at 16:27
Umm, okay. Which post by whom was intended as a joke?
Luthien on 12/12/2005 at 16:32
Just look at the posts as if you were looking at a mirror and you will know. Hint: Sometimes it's a good idea to take a break, step back a couple of steps and then look again. (The whole thread past the first post is one big joke. Glad there are no virtual baseball bats on ttlg to sort out differences in opinions.)
Renzatic on 12/12/2005 at 19:07
Quote Posted by New Horizon
I still think a massive campaign to have Eidos release the source code would be best. Other companies do it...why is Eidos so hesitant and greedy?
I'm pretty sure I've heard this here, considering that 99.9% of all my information I learn about the goings on in the Dark Engine world is garnered from these boards...but I think it has to do with the fact that they can't find the source code moreso than any weird example of corporate greed or paranoia.
It's less a "NO YOU CAN'T HAVE IT, IT'S MINE" situation and more a "eh, can't be bothered".
ZylonBane on 12/12/2005 at 19:13
I seem to vaguely recall that Ion Storm had access to the source while they were developing TDS.
David on 12/12/2005 at 19:18
I believe they know exactly where the source code is and that it was in use during the development of Thief 3 as, I believe, it was used for compare and contrast.
If they were using it at that point then it still has value to it meaning they are less likely to give it away.
efb;
oDDity on 12/12/2005 at 20:05
Releasing it isn't gong to stop them from making use of it agian at some point, it just stops anyone else making use of it.
So basically, they'll only release when they think it's of zero value to anyone - at which point they decide just to destroy it instead, for the same reason.
Gestalt on 12/12/2005 at 22:27
I think I recall one of the former LGS (or maybe ISA) employees stating that it's most likely sitting on a hard drive in a dark warehouse somewhere. I'm too lazy to find the post, though.
