[Scummvm-devel] Release plans, once again

[Joost Peters]

Op 21-aug-04 om 11:25 heeft Marcus Comstedt het volgende geschreven:

> What is a "compilation disc"?  Are we sure we are not talking about
> distribution of illegal copies here (something which was just said
> that we should not facilitate, with some emphasis)?  Why should anyone
> with the original discs want to make a "compilation disc"?
>
> For floppy versions it makes sense to want to compile them on a single
> CD, but is MPEG sound really needed for this?

Of course I'm not talking about illegal copies of games.
I mean putting several games you legally own on a single disc, for both 
convenience and preserving your original discs.
How would you be wasting a cd-r if you need one to burn ScummVM anyway?
No one I know uses their original discs when using ScummVM (dreamcast 
port or otherwise) - I know I sure as hell don't.
Also, I might be incorrect on this, but doesn't the dreamcast have a 
CAV drive? So wouldn't it make sense trying to get your game data as 
much near the outer edge as possible?
I admit I haven't tried the Dreamcast port since several versions, but 
the minor skipping I encountered using my original Indy4 and DOTT cds 
annoyed me to no end back then.

> The FOTAQ argument has some merit, but the problem could also be
> solved by uncompressing the sound before burning the CD.  (It's just
> one CD, right?)

The game is released as just a single datafile and there is no way for 
endusers to decompress the sound again (other than writing their own 
tool for the job) and I'm not particularly interested in writing one or 
adding said functionality to 'queenrebuild'.


Regards,
Joost