Hi Dark, it sounds as if you are in essence holding developers in this community somehow responsible for what is essentially the computing world in general, moving forward as it normally does.
By saying that audio game developers are saying to the community, 'tough luck' is maybe not the most sensitive / understanding position to share. The time and effort it takes to support older OSs is exponentially more than it would take to develop for just one modern platform / OS. I'll relate this to my own experience. having known / worked with Josh now for several years, the time and attention to detail he exhibits as well as the desire to support as many users as possible, regardless of what OS they choose to use is something I've come to really respect about him. So it kind of amazes me when people still feel the devs here are like enemies trying to pull away their beloved accessible games at every opportunity. This just isn't the case. You must realize that Draconis in particular, would love to have as many titles as possible be available to as many gamers as would like them, and offer the most fun and hassle-free gaming experience possible. This isn't a case of developers just waiting for the opportunity to pull the rug out from under people. It takes a whole lot of extra time and effort to support a range of OSs. It's just not as simple as write once, run anywhere, as Thomas has also tried to convey here on many occasions. Does this make sense?… People in the typical sighted software development world often can base entire careers on developing for one platform and be very good at what they do. this is common. In the blind community though, it seems most people naively expect pretty much every developer whom shows their face to be able to be a wizard at whipping out game after game for every OS past and present on every machine and if they cannot deliver, they're run-down. I know this seems sort of over-simplified, but just look at the posts here. People may not always come out and say it, (sometimes they do) but there sure can be an awful lot of implication. anyway, enough of my rant. I do hope this makes some sense and thanks for reading… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Apr 30, 2013, at 5:48 AM, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: Hi trouble. As I said, I am not aversed to upgrading when it is of bennifit to me, and indeed this is I think the reason most people do not do so. If something ain't broke, why fix it. i also question your "progress forward" analogy for this reason, since something with a less friendly interface, with inconvenient programs that won't run much older software isn't forwarrd, it's simply different. My point was that instead of everyone being forced to upgrade and things being lost, or developers saying "well tough luck since we're microsoft has forced us to upgrae" we look at the reasons why! people do not, since contrary to your message, choice to continue using xp is not an irrational one or simply a question of liking one flavour of icecream over another. As to the xp box, well it is the same hear, however I do know where I can get a reconditioned machine of good quality. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
