Re: FreeDS1 was: RE: RE:[MISC] [OT] Bring and Battle

> ---- tim jones wrote:
>> You need a copy of DSI then
>> Now its LONG out of print of course. It would be *nice* if perhaps
>> GZG do what a lot of SW companies do which is to give away an
>> old version of a program on a magazine in the hope that you
>> will buy the new version.
>
>not a bad idea; gzg currently makes no money at all from DS1, right?
the
>rules are different enough to DS2 that it would not draw people away
from
>that (although it might discourage them, seeing the pretty jurassic
state
>of the DS1 rules). thus, there is no business reason to keep it
>commercial. in fact, it isn't commercial, as you can't buy it new.
>
>to liberate DS1 onto the web would be a good idea (i have called it
>FreeDS1, after the FreeBSD unix flavour; daft hacker in-joke, ignore it
if
>you like). it is an interesting, if somewhat unevolved, rules system,
and
>is of considerable historical interest.
>
>i would guess the same would apply to SG1, which is pre-FMA and very
>different to SG2. it would not necessarily apply to FT1, which is
>essentialy the same. in fact, we all still play FT1; we play FT1
`second
>edition' (FT1.1), or FT1 'fleet book update' (FT1.2).
>
>incidentally, what does FMA stand for? i've been reading all these
>arguments involving this term, and i've been largely mystified. a
precise
>definition would also help.
>
>Tom

I'll give some thought to DS1 etc.
FMA stands for FULL METAL ANORAK, and yes, the name started as a joke...
:)

Jon (GZG)
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