From kde-games-devel Sun Jun 24 21:29:56 2001 From: Rob Kaper Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:29:56 +0000 To: kde-games-devel Subject: Re: [Kde-games-devel] Capitalist v0.1 X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-games-devel&m=99341836932247 On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 03:29:23PM +0200, Daniel Hermann wrote: > No, I use a completely different protocol. But we are already discussing > on the kmonop-devel mailing list at lists.capsi.com about that. It's right > that compatibility will be important, but I started my code 1 1/2 years > ago, when monopd was in a very early stage and decided to take freeciv as > a reference when writing the network stuff. I should be noted that the old monopd/KMonop project started in 1998 with some friends. I managed the project but they did the programming or rather they did not. All the current monopd/KMonop code is written from scratch within 8 weeks, KMonop being my first serious KDE application. When I look back at those weeks and recall parties, finals and work, I'd say that was quite some pace! > Only in the last weeks, when I heard about monopd and kmonop being in > heavy development, I decided to publish my code, without taking the big > effort to completely change it to be monopd-compatible. > > That may be a task for the future. Of course I would hope that monopd becomes the "de facto" Monopoly UNIX server and that KMonop becomes a big hit. Having a competing game might even stimulate quality. On the other hand I do share Josef's concerns about interoperability and that is exactly the reason why I seperated monopd in the first place and am very satisfied that the developer of gtkMonop uses the monopd protocol as well. And a colleague at work might make a Java applet client. :-) I propose that Daniel and I (and other interested parties) come together on IRC (#kde at irc.openprojects.net ?) in the near future so we can probe each others thoughts and roadmaps. Eventually our common goal is to have a kick-ass Monopoly game for KDE, so we should be able to find a common roadmap and work together. :-) Rob (cc:ed to kmonop-devel@lists.capsi.com) -- Rob Kaper | 'What? In riddles?' said Gandalf. 'No! For I was talking cap@capsi.com | aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest www.capsi.com | person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by | the young are wearying.' - "Lord of the Rings", JRR Tolkien _______________________________________________ Kde-games-devel mailing list Kde-games-devel@master.kde.org http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-games-devel