Poll
Question:
What is best for the Mac OS X FIBS Community
Option 1: A simple, stable, native client sooner, with more to come in a 2.0?
votes: 14
Option 2: A client with some more of the "bells and whistles" that would take more time?
votes: 2
Please let me know your feelings on this subject. Is there an option "C" I didn't think of?
Presumably most OS X users are using JavaFIBS, which is a very impressive. As soon as you have a workable CocoaFibs I imagine a good few will try it out for curiosity sake but it will take lots of features to shift people over on a regular basis. That's my guess anyway.
I can't speak for the majority, but I use MacFIBS in Classic, and I don't use many features. As long as I can play on a board and send commands to the shell (and get shouts and game chat in separate windows), I'd probably use any version of CocoaFIBS at all.
(Which isn't to say I wouldn't like more features as they become available)
What will the licensing be?
The mantra of open source is "release early, release often", just in case that applies.
I just wanted to thank agerson for taking this project on. It sounds fantastic! Good luck! :D
Just wanted to reiterate my desire to volunteer as a tester on this project. 10.3 will be here soon.
FYI, I currently run MacFIBS in Classic. It would be interesting to know how many Mac users run MacFIBS vs. JavaFIBS.
Well, I just switched to JavaFIBS. The ratings graph and its ability to run in 10.3 instead of classic was what swung me. Although the inability to gag people is a gaping hole.
QuoteWell, I just switched to JavaFIBS. The ratings graph and its ability to run in 10.3 instead of classic was what swung me. Although the inability to gag people is a gaping hole.
Just add the person you want to gag to the Villains list and you won't have to hear from him/her again.