[Once development] I'm back, status update.

[Thomas C. R. <th...@th...>]

Hi guys,

I'm officially back in business ;) The local TelCo took 2 months to sort them 
selves out and give me ADSL again. Anyway, I'm back now, and I'll be around a 
lot more often.

I've got a bit to say after all this time, so this will be a long email ;)

First off, I'm really impressed with the work that's been done while I've been 
away. The pre-compiled binaries look great - I hope we can do that more 
often. Great work everyone!

I'm in my last 4 months of a degree, and I've got a very large project that 
needs finishing before I can graduate. This means that I won't be able to 
devote heaps of time to Once, but I'll certainly be around more than I was 
before...

With regards to the world editor, I still have the source code here, I ran 
into a technical hitch, but now that I have the Internet again, I should be 
able to sort that out. I intend to continue working on it, and I expect it 
will become my main area of contribution.

I intend to continue developing the design documents, website, and wiki. I 
understand a few of you got a bit edgy about the website being on my server 
while I was away (and rightly so), but rest assured: if you can't get hold of 
me, you can always leave a message with Caillan, and he can pass it on to me.

As for modelling: I'm learning to use 3D studio max, so I might be able to 
contribute some more models fairly soon (time permitting).

Another thing: I've decided to leave NZ. I have English citizenship,and I 
intend to use it ;) I'll probably move before the end of the year.


Finally, I'd like to request a status update from the developers. What's 
happened while I was away? I lost most of my emails over that time period, so 
I'm completely out of touch. What time are meetings? what's the state of CVS?

Thanks.

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Thomi Richards,
th...@on...