yes, it looks like a good proof of concept, but with it being flash based, blind users can't even program for it if it went open source. Ah well, who knows what the future holds, I think at least it proved there is tremendous interest in a product like this. Later, Che
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] AGM post from one of the developers > Hi Che, > Yes, that was a very interesting read. Basically, in a nutshell Sander > said if they don't get more funding for AGM the project is basically > dead in the water. Which is too bad since I had high hopes for the > project. However, this is often the problem with projects that are > primarily research based and not commercially driven. > Research projects are written to find out what works, what doesn't, what > could have been improved, and so on and so on. Research projects usually > last as long as there is funding from the great god of research project > funding. When it dries up so does the project and any hope to continue > the ideas it may have held. > A commercial product may recieve initial startup funding to research and > design the project, but once sold it brings in allot more cash to > maintain future upgrades, tech support, justified research for improved > versions, etc. Only when there is no end user money flowing does the > product lose updates, tech support, bla. > Sadly, unless AGM recieves funding or goes open source where by the > public has access to the source AGM will likely dry up as a viable tool. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
