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Re: OS 8.6
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
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Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:35:01 GMT
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This discussion has got fairly chaotic, and it is clear that different
people want different things from the project. I have noticed at least four
programs suggested:
1. An LDraw program for MacOS 9 and earlier. This is probably best developed
from BrickDraw3D.
2. A Port of LDGLight to MacOS X. This seems quite feasible, given how far
people have already got.
3. A cross-platform Java 2 LDraw program. I know nothing about this, except
that cross-platform java is very different from cocoa java.
4. An all-singing, all-dancing Mac OS X LDraw program, with more features
than any existing system. This is probably best written from scratch, in
cocoa+objective C+open GL.
I just thought of a fifth possibility:
5. Since Maya is planning to release a free version for MacOS X, why not
write import/export plugins for LDraw file format? I don't know how
practical this would be, but Maya has all the features anyone could want.
My interest in this project is almost entirely in 4. I no longer use Mac OS
9 at all, and I only start up classic when I really have to. My experience
as a developer is rooted in Unix, and for me, MacOS X is the best thing
Apple have ever done. I would like to start a seperate thread on possibility
4, if anyone else is interested.
Barney.
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 | | Re: OS 8.6
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| (...) <snip> OK, help me to understand. Does "the project" preclude LDGLite for "8.6, 9" ? Is there some reason that makes this not desirable ? (available resources is the only one that comes to my mind) Likewise, is there a reason that we would (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
| | | Re: OS 8.6
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| (...) Yes, you guys need a plan of action. You're making progress, but you're flying off in all directions. I think your first step should be to write a document for ldraw.org that details how to set up the parts library from the linux parts (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: OS 8.6
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| I was only referring to my own priorities. Everybody else's priorities are their own. However the lesson is the same. Your efforts would be better concentrated on making one thing. Supporting other OS versions is a big hassle. Especially dinosaurs (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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