> > If I had to do this type of work with public scrutiny like this, I would have quit > a > > long time ago. > > Welcome to the last 20 years of working on MAME :-) > > > This post is about restoring the relationship with Japump, but somehow the > > priority is to lobby accusations. > > You're new so you don't understand the history, but there have been many people > making many promises for the last 20 years (including representatives of game > companies and governmental organizations) and the delivery rate has been terrible. > Therefore, I'm naturally going to be suspicious of any post proclaiming a miracle > breakthrough that isn't signed "O. Galibert" or "Ville Linde" and doesn't accompany > actual results.
Sadly Mr. Belmont is right, many many promises and so little progress on fulfilling those promises.
I'm sure that Mr. Belmont and other mamedev would welcome you with open arms if you provided proof of your claims as they have others.
As far as the op, I'm glad too to hear this is all being worked out. It's amazing at times what can be accomplished when people work together. Shame it doesn't happen more often in the real world....