I agree.It is interesting,but it has no real purpose for the FreeDOS distro.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueler6...@twc.com> wrote: > > > Hi, I might have been a little bit too enthusiastic before having > > actually tried the program. As it is now, I really don't see any use for > > it, hence I don't see any reason why it should be included in any > > distribution (be it FreeDOS or other). It's not really a game, since we > > can hardly call a game something that requires the user to decipher the > > source code to be able to even start the application. Terminal Matrix is > > currently an interesting showcase at best, not a usable game. > > > Of course I might be wrong on that, so I eagerly wait for the rest of > > the FreeDOS community to prove me wrong. > > > Anyway, please do not take this the wrong way - I briefly looked at your > > source code, and you are obviously skilled in what you do. It's also > > obvious that you have put a lot of time and effort in this project, > > which is why I can only recommend concentrating this effort into > > something that could be truly useful/interesting/fun to FreeDOS users. > > > The closest thing to Terminal Matrix that comes to mind is the Eliza > > simulator for DOS from the eighty's - but Terminal Matrix is yet very > > far from it from a usability point of view. > > http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/eliza > > > cheers, > > Mateusz > > I can't see any rationale for including Terminal Matrix with FreeDOS > distribution, especially if it is so time-consuming and difficult to figure > how to start it, and everything else in FreeDOS works just as well without > it. > > Terminal Matrix could be offered as a separate download for any FreeDOS > user who wants it, but let's not put unnecessary bloat into basic FreeDOS > distribution. > > Tom > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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