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Niclas Fredriksson | 9 Jan 2012 13:34
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Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Sun, 9 Oct 2011, Jared Thirsk wrote:

>>> I dream of that also. Netrek will rise from its ashes like a
>>> glorious phoenix! A new generation of developers will lead the way hehe.
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>> I'll take that bet.  Say... $1000 USD?
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> Betting for or against?  I am betting a chunk of my life savings on it.

Betting that something will never happen is a bet that can only be lost. 
So if someone wants to bet me 1000 USD that netrek will never once again 
get an active community (let's define that by having one season in a 
league with at least 8 teams) then that's a bet I'd love to take.

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John R. Dennison | 9 Jan 2012 14:24

Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 01:34:46PM +0100, Niclas Fredriksson wrote:
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> Betting that something will never happen is a bet that can only be
> lost. So if someone wants to bet me 1000 USD that netrek will never
> once again get an active community (let's define that by having one
> season in a league with at least 8 teams) then that's a bet I'd love
> to take.

You're on with one stipulation.  Must occur in the next couple of years.

Netrek is dead.  Has been for a long time.  I still graph contact usage
and it's effectively flat-lined.

							John

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Zachary Uram | 9 Jan 2012 18:29
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Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 8:24 AM, John R. Dennison <jrd@...> wrote:
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> Netrek is dead.  Has been for a long time.  I still graph contact usage
> and it's effectively flat-lined.

Tis tragic.

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John R. Dennison | 9 Jan 2012 18:46

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On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 12:29:06PM -0500, Zachary Uram wrote:
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> Tis tragic.

It is what it is.  It's not ever coming back.  Pull the plug, let it
expire already.

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Zachary Uram | 9 Jan 2012 19:12
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Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John R. Dennison <jrd@...> wrote:
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> It is what it is.  It's not ever coming back.  Pull the plug, let it
> expire already.

Do you think if it dies completely it could be rebooted in the future?

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John R. Dennison | 9 Jan 2012 19:28

Re: netrek's dead (was: Android app for checking Netrek Servers)

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 01:12:01PM -0500, Zachary Uram wrote:
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> Do you think if it dies completely it could be rebooted in the future?

Only if one were to get an exhumation order.  The proper thing to do is
pull the plug; let it expire; give it a nice burial; move on with life.

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Paul Berker | 9 Jan 2012 19:32
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Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

I have a question,

If I put up a netrek server and it showed up on the server list.
Would I still have people going crazy yelling and screaming for me to take it down?

MaxFerret

On 1/9/2012 12:12 PM, Zachary Uram wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John R. Dennison<jrd@...>  wrote:
>> It is what it is.  It's not ever coming back.  Pull the plug, let it
>> expire already.
> Do you think if it dies completely it could be rebooted in the future?
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John R. Dennison | 9 Jan 2012 19:49

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On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 12:32:41PM -0600, Paul Berker wrote:
> If I put up a netrek server and it showed up on the server list.
> Would I still have people going crazy yelling and screaming for me to
> take it down?

Yep :)

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Niclas Fredriksson | 9 Jan 2012 23:48
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Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, John R. Dennison wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 01:34:46PM +0100, Niclas Fredriksson wrote:
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>> Betting that something will never happen is a bet that can only be
>> lost. So if someone wants to bet me 1000 USD that netrek will never
>> once again get an active community (let's define that by having one
>> season in a league with at least 8 teams) then that's a bet I'd love
>> to take.
>
> You're on with one stipulation.  Must occur in the next couple of years.

I guess you and I have different definitions of never.

If I could play from the sofa with the computer in my lap or on the subway 
on my way to the gym I'd totally start playing again.

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John R. Dennison | 9 Jan 2012 23:52

Re: Android app for checking Netrek Servers

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 11:48:39PM +0100, Niclas Fredriksson wrote:
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> If I could play from the sofa with the computer in my lap or on the
> subway on my way to the gym I'd totally start playing again.

You'd be playing against bots :/

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