At this point, who really cares anymore? Serious question! I think Doom has more clones, derivatives, hacks and reverse-engineered sources than any other game out there.
There's probably not much that this brings to the table. Or am I missing anything?
> It insures everything that can run DOOM actually does.
How? I mean you can already port one of the existing doom ports to pretty much any system imaginable. Why would another source base (especially one as old and non-portable as this) be of any help there?
I look at this as an action in conservation while preserving a hold on the IP on the game. I still believe that retro and vintage computing and sbc computers helps ,at least a little, to stem the tide in the war on general computing.
More seriously, Romero at least, likes to contribute to the history. That is the main contribution IMHO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6hnQ1RKhbo
Honestly the whole "run DOOM on it" scene is technically interesting and hilarious!
How? I mean you can already port one of the existing doom ports to pretty much any system imaginable. Why would another source base (especially one as old and non-portable as this) be of any help there?