RE: [GD-Windows] (closing) DirectX Pure Device / HW Vertex ProcessingStuff

[Mike B. <mi...@mi...>]

The dxdev is not the place for general topics - though we have been =
tending
to answer them this will be changing now Tom has kindly created this =
one.
Though this does mean more time on some lists for some of us... ;)

My recommendation is now to post to this general list and if noone knows
the definitive answer then post if on dxdev, I'll beat you gently for =
the OT,
and you should be answered offline ;)

Mike, aka dxdev list admin..

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hubina [mailto:to...@3d...]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 2:51 PM
To: gam...@li...
Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] (closing) DirectX Pure Device / HW Vertex
ProcessingStuff


At 12:38 PM 9/24/2001, you wrote:
>The reason is very simple: there is the dx list, which is the very best =
dx
>programming resource around the net. Why pull traffic from the dx list =
to
>this one, when all the knowledge and microsoft and ihv people are =
already on
>the other list? I expect most game developers to be subscribed to all
>relevant lists, and i expect this list here as a rather low traffic =
one,
>focusing on special subjects not covered (and not allowed) elsewere.

This is exactly the reason. It's obviously not a bandwidth or traffic =
issue=20
(yet), it's simply that the DX list is the "right" place to be asking =
these=20
questions. That's where all the experts are, and where the driver =
writers=20
and DX team hang out. It doesn't make sense for them to split their =
efforts=20
between two lists.

In the past the DX admins have been pretty forceful about keeping OT=20
traffic on that list to a minimum, and general windows programming=20
questions have been considered OT even if they related to games =
(WinSock,=20
Threads, Registry, File Mapping, etc). If this is no longer the case =
then=20
I'll gladly shut down this list and have everyone post this stuff on the =
DX=20
list.

I don't think we (the admins) are going to be anal about DX posts, but=20
we're going to update the charter to be more clear about this, and from=20
time to time suggest people take DX questions to the DX list because =
they=20
are better served there.

Tom


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