FreeDS1 was: RE: RE:[MISC] [OT] Bring and Battle

> incidentally, what does FMA stand for? i've been reading all these

Full Metal Anorak. A multi-layered pun and wargamer-geek joke, I
guess...Full Metal Jacket is the military ammunition type, anorak is a jacket
and a British word for nerd, right?

> ---- tim jones wrote:

not a bad idea; gzg currently makes no money at all from DS1, right? the rules
are different enough to DS2 that it would not draw people away from that
(although it might discourage them, seeing the pretty jurassic state of the
DS1 rules). thus, there is no business reason to keep it commercial. in fact,
it isn't commercial, as you can't buy it new.

to liberate DS1 onto the web would be a good idea (i have called it
FreeDS1, after the FreeBSD unix flavour; daft hacker in-joke, ignore it
if you like). it is an interesting, if somewhat unevolved, rules system, and
is of considerable historical interest.

i would guess the same would apply to SG1, which is pre-FMA and very
different to SG2. it would not necessarily apply to FT1, which is essentialy
the same. in fact, we all still play FT1; we play FT1 `second edition'
(FT1.1), or FT1 'fleet book update' (FT1.2).

incidentally, what does FMA stand for? i've been reading all these arguments
involving this term, and i've been largely mystified. a precise definition
would also help.

> incidentally, what does FMA stand for? i've been reading all

> incidentally, what does FMA stand for? i've been reading all these

Right, from the perceived view that nerds (especially trainspotters, and in
the distorted perception of Joe Public, wargamers as well), tend to wear
horrible anoraks that went out of fashion in the Seventies....
> -Buji

I think we've settled on FULL METAL CODPIECE for the Fantasy version....
:)

> ---- tim jones wrote:
the
> rules are different enough to DS2 that it would not draw people away

I'll give some thought to DS1 etc. FMA stands for FULL METAL ANORAK, and yes,
the name started as a joke...
:)