I thought Doomworld did own /idgames archieve since it's linked from your website.Bloodshedder wrote:How is that so? Doomworld doesn't control the /idgames archive.
Ultimate Torment & Torture (New Screens p.26)
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I'll point out some pertinent phrases from both the index page and the about page.
Before Linguica made this, the only way to browse the archives was to open up an FTP client or your web browser and point it to one of the mirrors, going through directories manually. There was no search, no reviews, and no voting.
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL /IDGAMES MIRROR! This is a community service provided by Linguica and Doomworld; it is not affiliated with Gamers.org, any of the /idgames mirrors, or anyone else. If you have a problem with the /idgames archives, go complain to them.
Doomworld does not host any files. It is a database that indexes all the files in the archive and provides a web-based front-end for choosing mirrors to download from, as well as allowing people to review the files.The site works by downloading a conveniently provided list of all the files on /idgames. A script then checks to see what zips, if any, are new. The text files for those zips are then automatically downloaded and run through another script which attempts to extract meaningful bits of data from them. This data is then fed into the database and becomes immediately available.
Before Linguica made this, the only way to browse the archives was to open up an FTP client or your web browser and point it to one of the mirrors, going through directories manually. There was no search, no reviews, and no voting.
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