Oh boy, I do love a good rant from a developer. This time it's the C4 engine dropping Linux support (honestly, how many of you have even heard of C4?).
Warning: It's a real rant.
Choice quote from their announcement
QuoteThis decision was made based on the disproportionate cost, both in terms of time and money, that we incur to support Linux relative to a very small return on our investment. This decision was also made to preserve my own sanity since my personal experiences with Linux have been extremely negative and have resulted in huge wastes of time that could have been better spent on more productive tasks. Terathon Software will no longer contribute to the popularity of an operating system that I personally view as inferior in design to both Windows and Mac OS X. Linux has proven to be Frankenstein OS assembled from a disparate array of barely functioning parts with horrible reliability and little potential for future improvement. Time that would have been spent on Linux support will now be used to strengthen our product on platforms with much greater viability.
The comments are just, amazing. One commenter provided this funny image:
And the developer responded with:
QuoteIt's my expert opinion, man.
Oh my, I mean there's being a good developer, and there's being a bit full of yourself.
He has also been dropping gems on his Twitter account:
Finished excision of Linux code from the C4 Engine. Negative 2008 lines. Good riddance.
— Eric Lengyel (@EricLengyel) January 10, 2015I have reached the point where I feel morally obligated to drop all support for Linux.
— Eric Lengyel (@EricLengyel) January 10, 2015Things like this are concerning though, and it is a real issue:
I love it when Ubuntu starts freezing for no good reason right before the login screen. That's high-quality engineering right there.
— Eric Lengyel (@EricLengyel) December 26, 2014I do wonder if it is a hardware or a driver issue, my last freezing issue turned out to be RAM that failed at specific things.
We don't often write about people ranting about Linux, and for one developer making a full bit of kit like C4 it can be time consuming, so we don't have much to say other than "oh well". We still have many more better engines around.
All hail Frankenstein, in Frankenstein we trust. Move along.
P.S. Please try to keep comments reasonable about this topic. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I never heard of C4 before, but removing support for one of platforms in face of customers that already paid sounds like jerk move. I especially love that There is no danger whatsoever of Mac OS X support being dropped, it sounds so... trustworthy :)
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thelimeydragon Jan 12, 2015
I have no words...
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I can install Ubuntu on a Nexus 4. I had no idea that would qualify me as a programmer experienced with Linux and ARM. The expert had spoken! I am programmer now!
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Quoting: adolsonFrom the site that shall not be named: "He says too in the future that they may support SteamOS but that they will not let the engine run on Linux in general."
If it runs on SteamOS, it will run on Linux. I'm always baffled how people like this developer can be able to create games and a game engine on one side but have such a limited view and be unable to understand and cope with slightly different concepts such as Linux on the other side.
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Why are we giving this developer any attention? Not every piece of software needs to be cross-platform. Never heard of the engine, never heard of these games. Such a tragedy...
Like seriously, a child could install an OS (any). If a "educated" person like this can't even perform basic entry level tech support, god knows how abysmally designed his engine is. There are a plenty out there (free and commercial), and ones with big names, might I add, like Unity actually changing their mind to support Linux because they know statements like that are farce.
Like seriously, a child could install an OS (any). If a "educated" person like this can't even perform basic entry level tech support, god knows how abysmally designed his engine is. There are a plenty out there (free and commercial), and ones with big names, might I add, like Unity actually changing their mind to support Linux because they know statements like that are farce.
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I don't know if you guys just put up brave faces or really don't care, but this news really depressed me.
I kinda expect to see Linux support growing, not getting smaller.
It's not a big blow I know, but a blow nevertheless at least for Linux perception in general. Another good occasion for trolls to start ranting about Linux being so crappy that developers start ditching it etc.
Not so good publicity.
I kinda expect to see Linux support growing, not getting smaller.
It's not a big blow I know, but a blow nevertheless at least for Linux perception in general. Another good occasion for trolls to start ranting about Linux being so crappy that developers start ditching it etc.
Not so good publicity.
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LinuxGamesTV Jan 13, 2015
The best is, he tried only Ubuntu. The other thing was wrote here too: if the engine runs in SteamOS, it runs on other Distributions too. The Dev don't not realy knows what Linux is and whats a Distribution is.
No Tux, no Bucks.
No Tux, no Bucks.
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I just read this post by Juan Linietsky on the Godot Engine forums, although not directly related to C4, it shows the stark contrast between the two engine leaders. This is the kind of guy I want to support. Unfortunately, he doesn't charge for Godot but instead gives it away under the liberal MIT license, and donations are not accepted anywhere that I could find... I guess he does it all for the fun of it.
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At least Linux is not obsolete like Windows is.
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