A comment by John Carmack to a thread titled Dave 'Zoid' Kirsch Leaving id Software on SlashDot (thanks ShugaShack) discusses the reasons behind the Zoid's recently announced departure (story), starting off saying: "I had talked with Zoid about it a few times over the years, and I think he is making a pretty good decision," and concluding: "We are parting on the best of terms (leaving right AFTER a project completes is the considerate way to go). He is going to finish up the Quake2 linux updates (better X/GLX support), even if he has to complete the work from his new job."