Heh, thanks. Now they got a tweet each from both of us. :P

I wasn't quite as civil as you, though.

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And relatedly, on a down-side again:

No Linux demo for Moebius here [External Link], and the Moebius website [External Link] now only says:

Release Date: April 15th, 2014 (PC, Mac)
Coming Soon: iOS, Android

And that despite the Moebius kickstarter campaign passing the $400,000 Linux stretch goal.

Combine that with the GK1 remake kerfuffle, and I'm angry.

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Grml...

Relatedly, on the somewhat up-side, there this: https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/449580328093761536 [External Link]

Divinity: Original Sin is currently on early access on Steam, Windows-only. In a Kickstarter update a few months ago, they said they're working on the Mac version; it'll be up soon. And now they said, Linux will come right after that, which should be also relatively soon, hopefully.

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Yay! :)

I was already a bit miffed when I saw there's no Linux support for this game.

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Relatedly, does anybody know of a working ARB shaders (that asm-like shader language) to GLSL converter? :P

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By now they give me the hardware

I hope they also give him the sources to their new drivers so he doesn't have to reverse them as well. :)

Me, I've got a generic 20€ Logitech mouse; I don't really care that much about mice. I'll protect my IBM Model M keyboard with my life, though.

EDIT: Eh, ROCCAT keyboards just use generic dome-switch keys? Meh.

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Haxe and OpenFL feel clutchy, like "supporting" cross-platform programs by letting your code run in Javascript browsers thanks to cross-compiling using Emscripten, or bundling your new games with a wine wrapper.

I'm fine with them for making old, unsupported games run on Linux, but they really shouldn't be seen as a viable platform for new projects.

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Quoting: The Futuresecond they will still be operating independently from facebook

So they claim. I don't believe a word of it.

Quoting: The Futurefacebook is more of a bank

Seriously? That's naive bullshit.

And if they wanted to do that, they could just have lended them money / invested in their company.

Quoting: The Futurefirst of all they still are a business

Facebook is. Oculus isn't anymore.

Quoting: The Futureif they are in it to make a quick buck but you can't get mad they are a company

Oh hell I can get mad.

Politically, I'm pretty far left, sympathising with communism even. Just take a guess what I think of people making a quick buck to the detriment of others.

Quoting: The Futurethe past isn't a window to the future just because facebook has messed up in the past doesn't mean that they will in the future

What. the. hell.

Let me get this straight:

A person or a company messes up 1000 times, and at the 1001st time, you would still let it do as it pleases because "the past isn't a window to the future"?

Are in the habit of wiring Nigerian princes your money? Do you answer those mails that promise you a easy work-at-home jobs that $5000 a week? When someone in the street tries to sell you a "genuine" Rolex, do you buy it?

Quoting: The Futurewhen and if facebook messes up then you can jump on the fuck you facebook train

They have already messed up. A lot of times. If, this time, they behave, it would be an exception, not the rule.

Quoting: The Futurei will be there too

Yes, you will be the rube who just paid $1000 for a $5 fake Rolex.
That you're suspicious of the person running away with your money then won't help anyone.

Quoting: The Futurejust like i said the past is not a window for the future

Bullshit. Past behaviour is a very good predictor for future behaviour.

A partner hitting you is a severe red flag that this person is abusive and that you should get the hell away from them. A person with a history of not paying back borrowed money is not something you should lend more to. You probably shouldn't leave a dry alcoholic alone when they're depressed or stressed.

The same holds true for companies. When a company known for abusing patent law buys a certain patent, you should watch out.

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Quoting: the futureif partnering with Facebook

No, stop right there. They are not "partnering" with Facebook; that's PR bullshit. They have been bought by Facebook.

Facebook has no obligation to keep the team together, to keep doing Oculus stuff, to do anything. For all we know, they just bought Oculus to get hire the team (and/or especialyl Carmack). They have done that in the past, they bought companies and then moved the people to work on Facebook; the service the original company provided ceased to exist.

And even if they keep the team working on VR, there's no reason to assume it'll be anywhere near what the original Oculus Rift mission was. In fact, it would be damn right naive to assume that.

Quoting: the futurehelps them out then we need to give them the chance to prove this was the correct decision.

From a cynical, capitalistic perspective, this might have been the correct decision. The people at Oculus made a quick buck, the original Kickstarter supported and developers be damned.

Quoting: the futurehttp://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-you-shouldn-t-worry-about-facebook-buying-oculus-rift/1100-6418545/ [External Link]

Yes, just like what was said for, for example, Beluga, which, oh wonder, was shut down a few months later when the original team was moved to work on Facebook Messenger.

It's like everyone has amnesia or something. Just look at what great new stuff they created after they aquired Storylane; or drop.io. What, nothing, you say? Oh, right.

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Relevant link I saw tweeted yesterday: http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2013/02/27/our-incredible-journey.php [External Link]

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