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News Release
For Immediate Release
Loki Contact:
Kathryn Sorhaindo
Loki Entertainment Software
Tel.: ++1 (714) 505-8915 x12
sigyn@lokigames.com
Tustin, Calif., October 11, 1999 -- Loki Entertainment Software, the premier company bringing best-selling PC and Macintosh games to the Linux environment, today releases their fourth Open-Source project, the Loki Game Installer [Setup 1.0].
Setup 1.0 is an graphic installer utitilty with which a developer can create a simple, easy-to-use standardized install routine. It uses an XML description file to describe a package, and provides both a console and a GTk front-end to install it. The install process even creates an uninstall script in the install directory which can be run when the user wants to uninstall the product. Loki has included x86, PPC, Alpha, and Sparc binaries for this version of the installer.
Loki developed Setup 1.0 in the course of porting Railroad Tycoon II: Gold Edition by PopTop Software and Gathering of Developers. While Loki is contractually bound to protect the publisher's original game code, Loki shares any improvements to the underlying Linux software code with the Open Source community.
"One of the things we frequently hear is that people would like a simpler way to install applications on their Linux-based systems. We originally developed our GUI installer in the course of porting Civilization: Call to Power by Activision, and have since modified and enhanced it. We're now very pleased to release back to the community the results of our efforts. Setup 1.0 is a full-featured, graphical installer for games and other consumer applications," said Sam Lantinga, lead programmer at Loki and the co-author of Setup 1.0.
Loki's other Open Source projects include the SDL MPEG Player Library (SMPEG) and the SDL Motion JPEG Library (SMJPEG), and Fenris, Loki's bug system based on Bugzilla from the Mozilla codebase.
These Open Source projects are freely available for download from www.lokigames.com, and are offered under the GNU Library Public License (LGPL).
About Loki Entertainment Software: Based in Orange County, CA, Loki works with leading game publishers to port their best-selling PC and Macintosh titles to the Linux platform. Loki meets a pent-up need in the Linux community by providing fully-supported, shrink-wrapped games for sale through traditional retail channels. For more information, visit www.lokigames.com.
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