Linux Project (was Linux vs. Windows and why win is winning!)

[Brian Densmore]

Hasn't that already been done? There are a ton of games for Linux now. That
would be a huge project. But I'm sure we'd all have a lot fun doing it! You
have any experience with 3-d graphics programming? Anyone out ever do any
3-D graphics programming? I could probably brush up on my vector math,
calculus, etc. and help work on the engine. Or maybe we could grab an open
source one from GNU and hack it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JD Runyan [mailto:jrunyan.lists at dms.nwcg.gov]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 3:21 PM
> To: Brian Densmore
> Subject: Re: Linux Project (was Linux vs. Windows and why win is
> winning!)
> 
> 
> Build a good game graphics system so the game co's will port 
> thier games to linux.  Once
> the gamers come the rest will follow
> 
> | >
> | >   I'd love to help with this project.  I think having our 
> lug do some
> | > development as a group is a great idea.  OTOH, I don't know
> | > if this is the
> | > best project to undertake.  Perhaps we could have a
> | > discussion regarding
> | > what 'thing' is lacking, and do something about it!
> | >
> | So how about brainstorming, about the best project to undertake.
> |
> | From the discussion so far I see several possibilities.
> |
> | 1. A post install utility that "windozizes" the GUI.
> |   This would: give a M$ like feel to the GUI, make a nice 
> structured menu,
> | add several cron jobs to do some basic maintenance of the 
> OS, include some
> | basic GUI help tool, and possibly some icons to Perl/Python 
> GUI scripts to
> | do some basic functions. (although reading over this, it 
> could be several
> | projects!)
> |
> | 2. Create a Python/Perl GUI script to find/add new 
> applications (with the
> | click of a button).
> |    We could possibly use rpm-get version 1.0 and put a 
> wrapper around it
> | (http://alien.ath.cx/rpm-get/) as part of the tool. Part of 
> this tool should
> | also check if certain cron jobs are scheduled, and if not 
> try to add them
> | (with the users permission of course). I'm thinking of cron 
> jobs that would
> | keep the databases for info, which, apropos and whereis up to date.
> |
> | 3. A really useful help utility, with possibly a tutor function.
> |
> | So what do you all suggest?
> |
> | Brian
> |
> |
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