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I feel like a good compromise would be to stick the code base for each big release into some sort of vault. Not open to the public, but for there to be an agre
by BearGoesChirp 10y ago
I feel like a good compromise would be to stick the code base for each big release into some sort of vault. Not open to the public, but for there to be an agreement that should Tarn ever be done with it, it can be released. Basically give keys (or copies) to Tarn's brother as well as a few of the DF community members that Tarn trusts the most.
This way it stays just Tarn's work of art for as long as he wants it to stay that way, but if anything did happen it wouldn't be lost to society.
- Razengan 10y agoWhy not just open-source and continue solitarily working on and releasing his personal fork of it? As in, Dwarf Fortress: Tarn Edition, with only one contributor, and multiple forks from other people taking the game in different directions, as well as projects that just incorporate the best features from multiple forks into one version.
- sperglord 10y agoThe minute that happens the more accessible community version with polished graphics and interface will become the dominant one. Only dilettantes will play the original. The problem is he has zero motive to do so. His income is adequate for his needs and he apparently has no interest in fame or other reward. To him there's nothing to gain and everything to lose from open-sourcing it.