Bye bye, so long and thanks...

**patrickvl** · April 9th, 2011, 17:50

Dear all, it's not often contributors to open-source projects say goodbye, most just disappear. Let me be an exception;

For anyone that still cares : I've decided to abbandon Dxbx.

It was a nice project, I've learned a lot, we've delivered at least something working, but it has also cost me dearly. My priorities have changed significantly, so I had to make choice - risking my health or abandoning Dxbx. Understandibly, Dxbx lost.

I still have one or two small commits pending, but I can't tell if and when I'll commits these, it's nothing really special anyway.

I know I leave this project in mid-air, sorry for that and believe me : If I saw any chance that I would be able to continue the effort, I wouldn't say goodbye like this.

So, I'm sorry - but with this I leave Dxbx to the community, anyone that wants to pick it up - be my guest. I'll give you admin rights without hesitation, but please don't ask for more, as this is really a clean and complete break.

Thanks for all the support you people have given me the past 3 years - all the motivations, all the suggestions, brainstorm sessions, little and large contributions - everything, really!

Well, I guess this is it then. Have a good life. Cheers!

- PatrickvL

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**Hard core Rikki** · April 9th, 2011, 17:56

There have been much progress under you guys' stewardship. Good luck with whatever else you now are planning to undertake. Prompt wishes of recovery on an aside.

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IvicaMarkovic · April 9th, 2011, 20:54

Thank you for all that you've done. I'll miss you. Sob, sob!!!

kornman00 · April 10th, 2011, 00:21

You know April Fools was last week right?

Seriously though, sorry to see you go. Are you sure you couldn't just manage your time spent on Dxbx more specifically so that you wouldn't be affecting your health in a negative light (eg, not staying up late all the time)?

Bill_gates · April 10th, 2011, 01:24

Very sad news as you and shogun were our 2 best hopes for xbox emulation... thanks for all your efforts

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JohnJack · April 10th, 2011, 10:29

And I was so looking forward to seeing you get something displayed on the screen.

Butz_san · April 10th, 2011, 21:06

Good luck Patrickvl

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Silenus · April 11th, 2011, 00:15

Sorry to hear this.

You are one of the last fires that keep this forum emulation wise burning.

Hope you someday find a balance between your responsibilities and your passion.

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Shock120 · April 11th, 2011, 02:35

I wish you the best for your health.

Thanks for your contribution to xbox emulation.

kingis85 · April 12th, 2011, 12:02

Well this was totally sad news

But i really understand. This kind of project takes so much time and energy that it must show in your health. I was always thinking by watching the svn progress and keeping us updated, that how how mutch effort it must take.

Atleast Shadow_tj is still working on the project, and i hope to see more genius coders to join in the project. The dxbx has really come long road and has made very good progress

So thanks for all the big efforts for the project and i wish all the best to you

ObiKKa · April 13th, 2011, 04:01

Aw, that's sad. However I was very pleased with the amount of progress that you've instilled into the Xbox emulation community with the DXBX emulator.

I was getting worried that there wouldn't be many new commits on the DXBX sourceforge page from you for about 3 months or so while you were taking a rest, but bye we must all say!

P.S. I really hope that the Xbox 360 emulation would be easier in a 'practical' sense than the older Xbox console for the PC systems!

Doronetty · April 13th, 2011, 07:37

Bad! Bad! Bad!
XBox is one of the worst emulated platforms - and such sudden strike!

P.S: I hope that was't threats from lo-o-o-ong arm of the Microsoft?

ElijahTW · April 21st, 2011, 05:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doronetty

P.S: I hope that was't threats from lo-o-o-ong arm of the Microsoft?

I'm sure that's not it. Microsoft doesn't seem terribly interested in what happens with Xbox emulation - To them, it's a dead platform nowadays. Not to mention the original developer of Cxbx, Caustik used to work at microsoft - I'm sure he would have known better if Microsoft was really concerned.

Sad to see you go, good luck in the future.

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MT · April 21st, 2011, 14:28

Oh my. Not sure on what is happening in your personal life but I send you my best wishes patrickvl. Thank you for your contributions and take care!

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ng_ · April 24th, 2011, 16:05

I'm so sorry to hear this, although maybe it's for the better, you'll get to live your life in full instead. Godspeed and good luck!

Tpiom · April 26th, 2011, 23:57

I... did I register at a bad time? What happens to the project now?

And, good luck patrickvl!

lagunareturns · April 27th, 2011, 08:11

read his comment he said its dead unless someone takes over and so far noone did

vicviper1974 · May 2nd, 2011, 18:36

Just wanted to say goodbye too. I appreciate you trying. It was a good run, and kinda exciting too. You will be missed sir.

Have a great life.
goodbye

GearNagaX · May 3rd, 2011, 23:34

You are mofo kidding me !!!!, Nobody is going to pick this up !!! else we would of had loads of other xbox emulator authors etc by now...

I wouldnt care if the xbox360 played all the original xbox games... but damn!!.

Sure there are still ways to get an original xbox... but thats not the point... Thats like spending the last 3 years of your life giving blood... only to realise youve been feeding a fat greedy vampire

Anyway... this is a true loss to emulation as a whole.. and just as it started to show promise by running a few games.

And to be honest, i was willing to allow you to sacrifice your well being for the good of the project... lol jk

Profound sadness is all i can say.

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tangomar · May 4th, 2011, 19:55

Patrick,

aren't you just spending all your time playing those XBOX games that you received for debugging purposes? It would take you few months!!!

Anyway, thanks for all the efforts put into this.

I am sure that at some point somebody will pick it up and continue it. It is in the human nature to face something bigger than us. And since there isn't yet a fully functional XBOX emulator, some coder will decide to face it at some time.

Meanwhile, let's keep collecting info about the XBOX.

It was good, very good effort.

April 9th, 2011, 17:50	#1
patrickvl Emu author Join Date: May 2008 Location: Netherlands (GMT+1) Posts: 414	Bye bye, so long and thanks... Dear all, it's not often contributors to open-source projects say goodbye, most just disappear. Let me be an exception; For anyone that still cares : I've decided to abbandon Dxbx. It was a nice project, I've learned a lot, we've delivered at least something working, but it has also cost me dearly. My priorities have changed significantly, so I had to make choice - risking my health or abandoning Dxbx. Understandibly, Dxbx lost. I still have one or two small commits pending, but I can't tell if and when I'll commits these, it's nothing really special anyway. I know I leave this project in mid-air, sorry for that and believe me : If I saw any chance that I would be able to continue the effort, I wouldn't say goodbye like this. So, I'm sorry - but with this I leave Dxbx to the community, anyone that wants to pick it up - be my guest. I'll give you admin rights without hesitation, but please don't ask for more, as this is really a clean and complete break. Thanks for all the support you people have given me the past 3 years - all the motivations, all the suggestions, brainstorm sessions, little and large contributions - everything, really! Well, I guess this is it then. Have a good life. Cheers! - PatrickvL __________________ Dxbx dev - Delphi FTW ;-)

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April 9th, 2011, 17:56	#2
Hard core Rikki Moving into the beat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Hawaii Posts: 11,268	There have been much progress under you guys' stewardship. Good luck with whatever else you now are planning to undertake. Prompt wishes of recovery on an aside. __________________ deviantART \| Blog \| VBA-M \| GeneralEmu \| XTemu \| FMVTool2 \| @ES \| Shendo new NGemu toolbar http://ngemu.ourtoolbar.com

April 9th, 2011, 20:54	#3
IvicaMarkovic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Serbia Posts: 143	Thank you for all that you've done. I'll miss you. Sob, sob!!!

April 10th, 2011, 00:21	#4
kornman00 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 10	You know April Fools was last week right? Seriously though, sorry to see you go. Are you sure you couldn't just manage your time spent on Dxbx more specifically so that you wouldn't be affecting your health in a negative light (eg, not staying up late all the time)?

April 10th, 2011, 01:24	#5
Bill_gates Linux's worst nightmare.. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,505	Very sad news as you and shogun were our 2 best hopes for xbox emulation... thanks for all your efforts __________________ OS: WinXP Professional Service Pack 3 CPU: Intel pentium 4 3.0GHz Video: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Sound: ASUS Xonar DS 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audio Card Memory: 512 MB HD: [C:] 140.36/449.09 GB Connection: Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

April 10th, 2011, 10:29	#6
JohnJack Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Caribbean Posts: 353	And I was so looking forward to seeing you get something displayed on the screen.

April 10th, 2011, 21:06	#7
Butz_san DeSmuME user :D Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ecuador Posts: 713	Good luck Patrickvl __________________ PC: i3: 3..7Ghz Debian 7.0 Wheeze with EDR17 Kernel 3.9.0 amd64

April 11th, 2011, 00:15	#8
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 6,872	Sorry to hear this. You are one of the last fires that keep this forum emulation wise burning. Hope you someday find a balance between your responsibilities and your passion. __________________ DELL XPS 13 ULTRABOOK ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...

April 11th, 2011, 02:35	#9
Shock120 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 58	I wish you the best for your health. Thanks for your contribution to xbox emulation.

April 12th, 2011, 12:02	#10
kingis85 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 71	Well this was totally sad news But i really understand. This kind of project takes so much time and energy that it must show in your health. I was always thinking by watching the svn progress and keeping us updated, that how how mutch effort it must take. Atleast Shadow_tj is still working on the project, and i hope to see more genius coders to join in the project. The dxbx has really come long road and has made very good progress So thanks for all the big efforts for the project and i wish all the best to you

April 13th, 2011, 04:01	#11
ObiKKa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 68	Aw, that's sad. However I was very pleased with the amount of progress that you've instilled into the Xbox emulation community with the DXBX emulator. I was getting worried that there wouldn't be many new commits on the DXBX sourceforge page from you for about 3 months or so while you were taking a rest, but bye we must all say! P.S. I really hope that the Xbox 360 emulation would be easier in a 'practical' sense than the older Xbox console for the PC systems!

April 13th, 2011, 07:37	#12
Doronetty Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 45	Bad! Bad! Bad! XBox is one of the worst emulated platforms - and such sudden strike! P.S: I hope that was't threats from lo-o-o-ong arm of the Microsoft?

April 21st, 2011, 14:28	#14
MT Totally crazy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,200	Oh my. Not sure on what is happening in your personal life but I send you my best wishes patrickvl. Thank you for your contributions and take care! __________________ I do flash and photoshop... stuff.

April 24th, 2011, 16:05	#15
ng_ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Russia Posts: 8	I'm so sorry to hear this, although maybe it's for the better, you'll get to live your life in full instead. Godspeed and good luck!

April 26th, 2011, 23:57	#16
Tpiom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	I... did I register at a bad time? What happens to the project now? And, good luck patrickvl!

April 27th, 2011, 08:11	#17
lagunareturns Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,317	read his comment he said its dead unless someone takes over and so far noone did

May 2nd, 2011, 18:36	#18
vicviper1974 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: usa Posts: 18	Just wanted to say goodbye too. I appreciate you trying. It was a good run, and kinda exciting too. You will be missed sir. Have a great life. goodbye

May 3rd, 2011, 23:34	#19
GearNagaX So he's a demon too... Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 54	You are mofo kidding me !!!!, Nobody is going to pick this up !!! else we would of had loads of other xbox emulator authors etc by now... I wouldnt care if the xbox360 played all the original xbox games... but damn!!. Sure there are still ways to get an original xbox... but thats not the point... Thats like spending the last 3 years of your life giving blood... only to realise youve been feeding a fat greedy vampire Anyway... this is a true loss to emulation as a whole.. and just as it started to show promise by running a few games. And to be honest, i was willing to allow you to sacrifice your well being for the good of the project... lol jk Profound sadness is all i can say. __________________

May 4th, 2011, 19:55	#20
tangomar Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: US/Oregon Posts: 54	Patrick, aren't you just spending all your time playing those XBOX games that you received for debugging purposes? It would take you few months!!! Anyway, thanks for all the efforts put into this. I am sure that at some point somebody will pick it up and continue it. It is in the human nature to face something bigger than us. And since there isn't yet a fully functional XBOX emulator, some coder will decide to face it at some time. Meanwhile, let's keep collecting info about the XBOX. It was good, very good effort.