5. Contact Information and Credits

5.1 Mail

There is an official xmame/xmess mailing list. All operations related to this list are performed via email to Xmame-request@toybox.twisted.org.uk with a proper keyword in the body.

Some of the currently recognized commands are:

    subscribe      - subscribe to the list
    unsubscribe    - unsubscribe from the list
    who            - see everyone who is on the list
    info           - view the introductory information for this list
    help           - list all recognized commands
    

Xmame Mailing List

• The xmame mailing list is intended to be a technical forum for xmame developers, that is,
  • To exchange ideas for producing a better xmame.
  • To share patches and bug notifications.
  • To study new design strategies.
  • To expose problems and learn know-how.
• The Xmame mailing list is not a forum about playing games (but everyone on the list plays...); so please
  • Don't use the list to ask about ROMs.
  • Don't ask about non-UNIX ports of MAME, just about MAME and xmame.
  • Don't ask about implementing a game. Just search the docs and contribute yourself (you'll enjoy twice: programming and playing...).
  • Don't show your last high score in xxx game (we are interested in programming, and then playing, in this order).
• Copyright notice: NEVER, I repeat NEVER send ROM images to the list. (But you can tell us where to retrieve them... ;-) )
• At this moment, the xmame list is unmoderated; that is, everyone subscribed will receive everything sent to the list. We foresee no need to change this policy.

If you want to send a personal mail to the xmame/xmess coordinator, send to the address below. Everyone who contributes to xmame/xmess should subscribe to the xmame/xmess mailing list.

• Mailing list: Xmame-request@toybox.twisted.org.uk
• Xmame/xmess coordinator: gold@aros.net

That's all. Enjoy xmame!

5.2 Credits

Lots and lots and lots of thanks to everyone for their great help on the xmame project. I would like to thank the following people and of course anyone I've forgotten.

Thank you all,

Hans

(Addendum: I'd like to send a big thanks to Hans for his fantastic work as longtime xmame/xmess maintainer, and also to those on the mailing list who have been most helpful during my transition to official maintainer. --Lawrence Gold)

1. Fathers of the mame-creature (main version)
   • Nicola Salmoria
   • Allard van der Bas
   • Mirko (Mix) Buffoni (General Mantainer)
2. Fathers of mess
   • Brad Oliver
   • Richard Bannister
   • Ben Bruscella (current coordinator)
3. Original UNIX/X11 port
   • Allard van der Bas
   • Dick the Ridder
   • Juan Antonio Martinez
4. Semi-retired Unix maintainer extraordinaire
   • Hans de Goede
5. Alpha specific issues
   • Christian Groessler
6. Sun specific issues
   • Keith Hargrove
   • Mathis Rosenhau
7. Irix specific issues
   • Tristram Scott
8. GGI maintainance
   • Gabriele Boccone (original port)
   • Christian Groessler (current maintainer)
9. OpenGL code & maintainance
   • Mike Oliphant (original creator)
   • Sven Goethel (from GLmame 0.7 to the present)
10. Network code
    • Eric Totel
11. Perl scripts for automation of some porting issues
    • Bill Adams
12. Xmame RPMs
    • Jeremy Hansen
13. Mailing list maintainer
    • Chris McCraw
14. Bits and pieces
    • Christian Groessler
    • Torsten Paul
    • Jack Patton
    • David Black
15. AIX Sound code
    • Chris Sharpp
16. IRIX Sound code
    • entropy@zippy.bernstein.com
17. German readme
    • Robert Hamberger
18. Documentation (SGML, HTML, MAN)
    • Rene Herrmann