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While I'm pretty sure you don't have any bad intentions, you may want to consider how this looks like to someone [paranoid] like me: - New HN member makes his
by crypt1d 11y ago
While I'm pretty sure you don't have any bad intentions, you may want to consider how this looks like to someone [paranoid] like me:
- New HN member makes his first post claiming he made a game. He shares only a binary blob, no code. Also he doesn't have a website, or even a gameplay video. On top of that, he shares the game via dropbox.
Would that make you suspicious?
We live in a scary world, not everyone trusts 'by default'. But if you are willing to open source it, feel free to contact me (email is in my profile). I can provide hosting for the website/game.
- zupa-hu 11y agoSet up a VM. Why not keep throw-away VM to play with stuff like this? You can make a snapshot to always start from your chosen state.
- crypt1d 11y agoI could, but honestly, I dont want to go thru the effort just to try out the game. I think this is a big part of the learning process as well - learning how to make your game easily accessible to potential users. Making a game open source is more about the 'statement' in this case. It says: "I dont have anything to hide". That's enough for most people.
- zupa-hu 11y agoOpen Source gives you a false sense of protection. A VM gives you a real one. But I get the point. I guess you are the customer, you gave feedback, he can make up his mind. Fair enough. Though I doubt you are his target customer for now as you don't want it badly.