If they are giving up, they could at least make the source code public
in a way it could be further developed by the community that made them
succesfull. I even offered my help in coding the linux pbc2jpg util.
I am seriouly thinking about dumping pb.
Buddha-Pest wrote:
>
> we've heard PB's side? oh, you mean the sudden rant on their news page?
> i'm sorry, but i am still waiting for the explanation from the PB side...
>
> Either:
> 1. Tony went to Valve to ask them to finance PB (either by outright buying
> them, or by funding them). Valve said no or didn't respond or did not
> respond IN TIME. Tony threw a fit.
> 2. Tony keeps asking for support from Valve (btw, this isn't "answering
> questions" probably more like having a gander at the source or asking for
> new APIs in the SDK). Valve said no or didn't respond or didn't respond IN
> TIME. Tony threw a fit.
> 3. Both
>
> my guess: it's mostly 1 and a wee bit of 2.
>
> don't get me wrong here guys, i want to see PB + HL work. i have supported
> PB from the get go. i appreciate what these VOLUNTEERS have done. i
> respect them. I AM WILLING TO PAY THEM FOR A SERVER PRODUCT. but i do not
> support the way they handle basically every fucking issue. which is with
> anger and stubbornness.
>
> consider how unresponsive PB has been to admins over the last year (Clan Tag
> Registry is a great example), how for months they refused to allow the
> product to go in an unexpected direction (even a month ago PB support was
> still referring to PB as a product for leagues), how totally unsupportive
> they were with 3rd party apps (until about 2 months ago, but i won't forget
> the previous months because not only were they unsupportive, they kept
> flinging that software agreement around at anyone trying to customize PB
> some). do i want them to get their just deserts? no! but i'm just
> pointing out that these guys are not martyrs of any sort. they're a decent
> bunch of developers with a great idea and now they want to drop the ball on
> the very community that made them successful... and they're going to
> jealously guard this technology too, mark my words. i have trouble
> supporting that.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:24 PM
> Subject: RE: PB no more.....
>
> >
> > > why is Valve the one that *HAS* to respond?
> >
> > Because we've heard PB's side. We deserve to know what's going on...
> >
> > Eric (the Deacon remix)
> > http://www.firekite.com
> >
> >
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