- Clarification about CodeWalrus (update: site now open)
- 10 Dec 2014 04:29:56 pm
- Last edited by DJ Omnimaga on 02 Jan 2015 06:23:49 pm; edited 1 time in total
Ok since Streetwalrus lacks a Cemetech account, he asked me to cross-post the topic he made on Omni over here (I didn't write it myself, to spare you the Engrish). Technically this was supposed to be posted on December 15th, but we decided to do it now to clear up any misunderstandings that happened in the last two days:
Although to correct his post, there is one emoticon used that is from Omni after I retired from admin, but since it was me who suggested it back then I guess it doesn't really matter.
Streetwalrus wrote:
So you guys may have noticed that a few members (including myself) have changed their avatars and signature to a pixel art walrus and the word CodeWalrus. As some have already figured out, these were hints at a new programming group started by Juju, aeTIos, DJ Omnimaga, me and pimath (although he withdrew temporarily and is currently not part of our staff).
I would like to clear things up regarding what CodeWalrus is and what it's not. We are a programming group, that is, a hangout for friends to drive projects together, a label to release our stuff under and a home for said projects to live once they are completed. We do not intend to start a community nor replace Omnimaga or Cemetech as some would fear. A schism in the community is the last thing we want, as we all love the calc programming community as it is currently, and it would make us sad if it was somehow destroyed. The members that were recruited during beta aren't drawn away as they are still as active on Omnimaga and Cemetech.
I also want to clear accusations of stealing code/software to build the site. While it's true that we use a similar forum setup to Omnimaga, all the software we use was not made by the Omnimaga team, except for OmnomIRC whose license allow us to use it freely (besides, Sorunome explicitely allowed us to use it) and the recent posts SMF mod for which we got explicit permission from cooliojazz. Our theme looks similar in layout because it's based on the same default SMF theme as Eeems used for Omni. The smileys are from DJ's backups from when he owned the site, so I don't think there should be a problem with that. If I forgot something here feel free to mention it and I'll give an explanation.
Lastly, we have nothing to do with the Dear Omnimaga petition from a few weeks ago. While we did sign it, the idea to start CodeWalrus dates all the way back from June and we bought the domain in late October.
An effort is undergoing to keep things friendly with the Omnimaga staff, even though it's kind of stalled for now.
Now that the drama material is taken care of, I'm pleased to announce that our group is opening for the public to see on new year, with a few secret projects to discover. These will be cross posted to other sites at the authors' discretion. We already recruited a few members who contributed their creations to the group.
I hope you guys understand that we are not attacking anyone.
Looking forward to January 1st, 2015, and remember the day the walrus started to fly !
I would like to clear things up regarding what CodeWalrus is and what it's not. We are a programming group, that is, a hangout for friends to drive projects together, a label to release our stuff under and a home for said projects to live once they are completed. We do not intend to start a community nor replace Omnimaga or Cemetech as some would fear. A schism in the community is the last thing we want, as we all love the calc programming community as it is currently, and it would make us sad if it was somehow destroyed. The members that were recruited during beta aren't drawn away as they are still as active on Omnimaga and Cemetech.
I also want to clear accusations of stealing code/software to build the site. While it's true that we use a similar forum setup to Omnimaga, all the software we use was not made by the Omnimaga team, except for OmnomIRC whose license allow us to use it freely (besides, Sorunome explicitely allowed us to use it) and the recent posts SMF mod for which we got explicit permission from cooliojazz. Our theme looks similar in layout because it's based on the same default SMF theme as Eeems used for Omni. The smileys are from DJ's backups from when he owned the site, so I don't think there should be a problem with that. If I forgot something here feel free to mention it and I'll give an explanation.
Lastly, we have nothing to do with the Dear Omnimaga petition from a few weeks ago. While we did sign it, the idea to start CodeWalrus dates all the way back from June and we bought the domain in late October.
An effort is undergoing to keep things friendly with the Omnimaga staff, even though it's kind of stalled for now.
Now that the drama material is taken care of, I'm pleased to announce that our group is opening for the public to see on new year, with a few secret projects to discover. These will be cross posted to other sites at the authors' discretion. We already recruited a few members who contributed their creations to the group.
I hope you guys understand that we are not attacking anyone.
Looking forward to January 1st, 2015, and remember the day the walrus started to fly !
Although to correct his post, there is one emoticon used that is from Omni after I retired from admin, but since it was me who suggested it back then I guess it doesn't really matter.
And secret new projects are always exciting, since you're part of it, I'm going to hope for a sequel to your Zelda game, but on the CSE 
