Peter Mackay must bid PSP Quake adieu; his legacy's in the community's hands |
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Peter Mackay, one of the two people behind the foundations of PSP Quake (the other being Chris Swindle), isn't just a homebrewer. "One of the problems with open source software is that it fundamentally
conflicts with the requirements of working as a licensed developer."He has to step back from his brainchild, now that his employer's in the process of receiving devkits from Sony. And, "after I receive confidential information from Sony, I am contractually bound to keep it confidential." He had hoped that the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) wouldn't be so strict, but as he says, that isn't the case.
This is not to say that PSP Quake will end; he just can't contribute to it anymore. But Chris Swindle is still there, for starters. And he acknowledges the community's role: "I wish him, and any future contributors to the project, the very best of luck." (Of course PSP Quake can't end. What's a bunch of gamers going to do with palmtop IR/wireless keyboards?)
Well, for now Mackay's homebrewing will take place on platforms other than the PSP. But as he is, after all, a licensed developer (or working for one) as well, it would be interesting to see what he could contribute to a boxed release. So, after your success in these homebrew waters, Pete, may you have smooth sailing in the open seas of licensed development!
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Comments
first comment haha always wanted to say that
It's great to see that you are now going to be working on a paid basis for your PSP work, I wonder if your employer would count your homebrew programs a bonus or a negative. Sad to see another talented coder go away from homebrew but as more people get jobs in the field it is more then understandable to see them go.
1st post 9/11/02
There is another Peter MacKay who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. http://www.petermackay.ca/ Funny stuff.
Thanks for the support guys! (And yeah, us Peter Mackays get bloomin' everywhere!) P.S. Well done to both people who got 1st post... :-}
Well, does this mean we are going to get a final release from Peter of this game or is the last one the latest version? When will the next version arrive then and by whom? Thanks for all your efforts with Quake Peter, without you we wouldn't have our port of Counter-Strike:Combined Assault by Stealth Kill and Dead Shibby. Which I hope C-S:C A continues to proliferate. PLEASE! Now we got keyboard, we just need smother refined graphics and netplayability.
:( Sony snatching up our homebrewers for there own evil devices! You will be sorely missed! But good luck in the development world :)
There'll be another release by Chris Swindle, as he's still working on PSP Quake, instead of both of us. I don't really want to impose on him by guessing a release date.
Thanks for all you work on the Quake project, Pete.
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