Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 18:52:31 +0100 From: Adam Zalcman <zalcman@elf.ii.uj.edu.pl> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: katakana-matrix screen saver Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.10.10312051852050.5374-100000@elf.ii.uj.edu.pl>
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Sergey 'DoubleF' Zaharchenko wrote: > There are other things you definitely should do: > [...] Thanks for the rules :) > > I think there are already several Matrix-like screensavers > > in the ports collection though. > > 5) Yes; some of the authors clearly DIDN'T watch the movie:) Look at > these ports: x11/xscreensaver and misc/matrix-kmod (the second one is > text-based (cool:), but... see above). Try to make your program more > unique. If it's exactly the same, why write it? I'll see these screen savers. It happened that I've watched the movie attentively enough to notice from which part of the world the charset comes ;> > 6) x11/xscreensaver is a common framework for many `hacks' (see its > docs). It would be beneficial for many people if your program was > compatible with xscreensaver's definition of a `hack'. I haven't got a clue about programming for X. I hope that X doesn't change anything so that "normal" screensaver can't run properly ;> > 7) when you've sent the PR, mail me its number (you may laugh, but I'd > like to take a look at your screensaver). I'll give you the number when I send it. Please be patient cause I am busy enough now to enjoyably obey the rule No3 ;-> Greets Adam 'esoth'
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