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Giving back the source code is like burying an ancient Egyptian mummy you just found. Of course the Pharaohs would protest you taking away the mummy but who car
by Kenji 9y ago
Giving back the source code is like burying an ancient Egyptian mummy you just found. Of course the Pharaohs would protest you taking away the mummy but who cares? It is about preserving culture and making its intricate details visible to everyone.
- ricardobeat 9y agoNot like that at all. The source is Blizzard's intellectual property, doesn't matter where you found it (not to mention you're overestimating the cultural value of the source files). If culture is to be preserved I'm sure some of the original developers would make so. On the other hand, we could definitely do with shorter IP rights like 20-30 years, so that devs could legally release it within their lifetimes.
- Dylan16807 9y ago>The source is Blizzard's intellectual property The tomb and its contents are the property of the Pharaoh in it.
- IsmaOlvey 9y agoExcept the Pharaoh would still be alive(!?) in this case.
- Dylan16807 9y agoThe source code will be Blizzard IP for a long time after the coders are dead.
- croon 9y agoNeither Chris Metzen or James Phinney even works at Blizzard anymore. The same is likely true for many of the coders.