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I don't think its about playing old games for free. I think its about releasing the source of old games so that the craftsmanship, ideas, technology etc can be
by argc 13y ago
I don't think its about playing old games for free. I think its about releasing the source of old games so that the craftsmanship, ideas, technology etc can be used and reused by the developers of today and tomorrow.
- teamonkey 13y agoUh, tech's not really a great reason. The tech behind 20 year old games is hardly an arcane mystery. The Games industry in general is pretty good at sharing techniques, perhaps because by the time they're shared, they're already old. You don't need a game to enter the public domain to deconstruct ideas and craftsmanship either. You DO need it to legally play the majority of games for free, or to resell without paying royalties.