John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

Post by dEnigma » Mon, May 18, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

elyseum wrote: post #49

blakesterz wrote: post #5

If you're like me and can't remember names very well but thought "I know I've heard of him"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carmack "He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake and their sequels."

Omg never knew he did Commander Keen too. CK2 probably was the first video game I played (as far as I can remember). Go go pogo sticks!

Post by mouldysammich » Mon, May 18, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

mcepl wrote: post #66

mikorym wrote: post #23

Is there any more context to OP's post? I guess someone just noticed in the mailing list, but it's not clear whether maybe John Carmark does this with all code everywhere in the universe. And then probably still has some interesting coffee break conversations... On a different note. I am something of a Ubuntu fan and try to be more involved there. But then again the xBSDs where x = {Free, Open, Net, ...} are one of t…

For me *BSD is like Plan9 or ZX Spectrum emulator … guilty pleasure with absolutely no practical use whatsoever.

Post by MacSystem » Mon, May 18, 2020, 6:55 PM UTC

wmichelin wrote: post #20

Here is your daily reminder to read "Masters of Doom", a book about the early days at ID Software. It's an amazing look into a really cool time in gaming and software as a whole. It's a great book, mostly about John Carmack and the guys at ID! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Doom

Post by deltron3030 » Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:00 PM UTC

echelon wrote: post #73

toisanji wrote: post #3

I thought he was working on AGI? Gave up already?

My dream is to do what Palmer Luckey did - build a successful computer graphics-based startup and then lure John Carmack to be CTO. I've got a snowball's chance in hell of being that successful, but I do envy the fact Palmer was able to hire him. What an incredible hire. Then again, he did have Facebook money. It's cool that he's got the autonomy to pursue AGI after guiding Oculus into a good position.

Post by MacSystem » Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:05 PM UTC

Insanity wrote: post #39

wmichelin wrote: post #20

Here is your daily reminder to read "Masters of Doom", a book about the early days at ID Software. It's an amazing look into a really cool time in gaming and software as a whole. It's a great book, mostly about John Carmack and the guys at ID! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Doom

It's a great book, and they're also turning it into a series. :)