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I am speechless. The most vile gaming company I know. The most beloved game I ever played. Now, Open source ... from them? How? Why? Marketing gag or a step i
by tomw1808 2y ago
I am speechless.
The most vile gaming company I know. The most beloved game I ever played.
Now, Open source ... from them? How? Why? Marketing gag or a step in the right direction?
But then, OpenRA has existed for a while - does that mean its getting even better?
Where is this going?
- Macha 2y agoThe official stated reason is to make life easier for modders, for the steam workshop mods in their latest releases.
- sho_hn 2y agoEA and Open Source isn't completely alien. Their C++ standard library EASTL was open sourced long ago and is a historically quite important and influential codebase in the history of C++'s evolution. They've also open sourced and patent-pledged a bunch of gaming-relatee accessibility tech over the years. And of course Micropolis/SimCity. My advice is to celebrate the successes of large corporates in this regard very hard and often - this provides backup to the champions on the inside.
- tomw1808 2y ago> My advice is to celebrate the successes of large corporates in this regard very hard and often - this provides backup to the champions on the inside. I am wondering what the metrics / KPIs are they are tracking to see if open sourcing something is a success or not. Can't be just "sales went up for retro games when we open sourced" - there must be something like community reception and retention, general acceptance or whatever... But yes, I agree. Let's celebrate this and hope for more.