Re: [Freedos-devel] Offering software to the FreeDOS official distribution: Terminal Matrix 8086, DeciMatrix 8086 and QDot 8086

[JAYDEN C. <jch...@cp...>]

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 <mue...@tw...> 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
>
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