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Re: CF: call for java enthusiasts: server time!
>>>>[From Brian Thomas]
Offically speaking, Im working on my thesis, not CF, but
I cant help myself replying..
(did you really mean to reply to the whole list? anyways... :-)
> Phil writes:
>
> 3. This could be java's "killer app", which would bring major good things
> both to java, and to crossfire
What major good things? As Im sure your aware Phil, this
would be a *major* effort. I'd like to see some solid justification,
ie, like the java server would be faster, handle more players
etc.
Justify, schmustify, I've already got some people volunteered to help.
More are welcome, though :-)
I dont think ease of implementation (of the server) is a
primary justification for Java, since most people have only
an interest in playing, not running crossfire server.
Right.
On the other hand, if we can say "download this, and click here to play
locally", and it works on any machine, with no net lag... I think that's
justification.
The only reason most people currently have worries about
compiling/running the server is because we have no true client
(yet) that is worth playing].
That doesn't make sense. If you run a public server, you are supposedly
running it for other people, not yourself.
If you don't like the client(s), but other people do, what's stopping you
from running it for the client?
Cleaning up the code is worthy goal, but not a high priority
basically for the same, above reasons. Lets get the Server-client
playable first, eh? Id like to see version 1.0 before I die :)
Well, yeah :-)
But client/server protocol is changing now anyways. Mark's doing good
things. There's no rush on getting the java client updated at this point,
until things settle down more.
(Although you're welcome to go ahead :-)
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