Website Enhancements! |
August 13th 1999 |
I've taken some time to make some enhancements to the website. I haven't gotten
to everything that I'd like to, but I have added some cool features. Be sure to
check out the Downloads page.
I would've liked to have gotten some other things accomplished at the site, there are some things that need to be addressed badly. However, it's come to my attention that the TRON TC project has come under some fire. There've been a great many people who have expressed a great deal of support for our project, and we truly appreciate it. We've all seen it, and even if we don't reply to all the mails individually, you have our thanks. We've even received an encouraging email from Bungie! However, there has been an under-current of those who look down their nose at not just this TC, but the several others that are happening around the web. I think the thing that suprised me most about this project is that there isn't a lot more work then what there is to it. Fear and Loathing and the dozen or more 3rd Party tools out there have made many things a breeze. But let me tell you, there's still a lot of work that goes into it. It's not a simple task and the biting commentary of certain cynics who sit in ivory towers casting judgement upon groups like the GFHMMG is simply not appreciated. Perhaps most hurtful of all is the attacks that certain people have made on the website itself. It's as if the website itself portends some sort of doom for the project. Well let me say to these people: I am a professional software developer with many CGI scripts under my belt. I know how to make a good website. However, the obvious question that springs to mind when considering this website and its relation to the TRON TC is: how much time should I devote to writing CGI scripts and developing the website, and how much time should I spend on the TC? For me, the answer is clear. Time spent working on the website is time wasted that I could have spent working on the TC. I acknowledge the fact that this is not about to become the standard by which other websites are judged. However, an attack on the website is an attack on me. While I respect everyone's right to their own opinions, I will fight with rhetorical tooth and nail the snide and cynical attacks upon my decisions as a member of the GFHMMG. This page, when it finds a more permanent home, may come to see some major revisions. Perhaps I'll even get off my lazy bum and come up with some CGI scripts for, say, this page instead of the dreadful hardcoding approach. In the mean time, I hope those true fans of the project will be able to use this page to get the information they want about the project from it. Be sure to check back to find future announcements and information about the project. -Kaz |
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