Carmack speaks on Quake 3: Arena and Linux

CrusadeR writes "John Carmack, lead programmer at id Software, stated that user modifications to Quake 3 will no longer have to be compiled separately for each platform. Instead, Q3 will utilize a dynamic ANSI C interpreter similar to Quake 1's QuakeC system. In other words, the linux community will no longer have to wait on a mod to be ported to run a server (Carmack even pointed out that half of the current Q2 servers run linux). Furthermore, Zoid is working on the linux port in parallel with the rest of id's Win32 efforts, which means that the Linux version of Quake 3: Arena should be released simultaneously with the Windows one. Also, Carmack noted that id Software has contacted Red Hat Software with regards to a publishing deal for Linux versions of id Software titles. " Crusader is a LinuxGames.com regular contributor. Great site for Linux Games (duh!)