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Yes, yes I do. The fact that you see his future plans as some kind of ironclad contract is precisely the problem. Minecraft did not explode because of these p

Yes, yes I do. The fact that you see his future plans as some kind of ironclad contract is precisely the problem. Minecraft did not explode because of these promises, it succeeded because of the reality on the ground as a fun game. Notch gave the world a fun game, you gave him a small purchase price in order to enjoy it, end of transaction. The fact that he published thoughts and future plans does indenture him as your eternal entertainment provider. He should be free to leave daily development and do with his creation as he will, including deciding to do something differently than he originally envisioned. This is his prerogative as creator. To all the people who claim their participation "made" the success of Minecraft, I say bullshit, you are playing a fucking game. You know what's a lot worse for humanity? When Twitter decided to be a media company instead of an infrastructure company. That also pissed off a lot of people who "made" the success of the company. But you know what? Same deal. It's their prerogative. You can cry and gnash your teeth, and of course you are entitled to your opinion, but the value of all those opinions? Farts in the wind.

kaoD 12y ago
The repeated use of the verb "will" definitely tricked me into believing it was a verbal contract, not just fuzzy plans (and I still believe he meant it as a contract). I personally don't care, bought Minecraft, enjoyed it and moved along as I realized the modding system would never see the light... but I definitely understand why people feel disappointed.
- balloot 12y ago
  A blog post is neither "verbal" nor a "contract", no matter how many times the word "will" is used.
  - dragonwriter 12y ago
    > A blog post is neither "verbal" A blog post is -- if, as most are, it is composed of words -- verbal. Its not "oral", but those two don't mean the same thing.
    - DanBC 12y ago
      Don't be obtuse. The phrase "verbal contract" is specifically oral contract.
      - kaoD 12y ago
        Quoting Wikipedia: "The term verbal contract is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for oral contract. However, a verbal contract is one that is agreed to using words, either written or spoken, as opposed to an implied contract." It's funny how GP is heavily downvoted even though he's right. Downvoters (which I assume you're one of) didn't even check their facts. Sometimes HN sucks.
        DanBC 12y ago
        Even wikipedia says you shouldn't use them as a reference. Can you find any example of usage of "verbal contract" to mean anything other than "spoken contract"?
        kaoD 12y ago
        Don't be obtuse ;) Since you're the one claiming "verbal" equals "oral", you're the one who's supposed to do the research. Wikipedia has a citation on that specific paragraph and there are lots of results in Google. Do your homework before your claims. But anyways, "verbum, verbi" means "word" in Latin while "os, oris" means "mouth". That should be a clue.
        DanBC 12y ago
        "Verbal contract" always refers to spoken contracts! This is about usage, not definition. To interrupt a hrwad with a pointless aside in a snarky manner about a common (mis)use of "verbal" deserves a downvote. Your inability to find an example of someone using "verbal contract" to mean "written contract" has been noted. :p
        12y ago
  - ceol 12y ago
    That wasn't a blog post. It was an About page for a product. It's essentially the product's description.
rkda 12y ago
Or as Neil Gaiman would have said it: Notch isn't your bitch. http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.htm...

kaoD 12y ago

The repeated use of the verb "will" definitely tricked me into believing it was a verbal contract, not just fuzzy plans (and I still believe he meant it as a contract). I personally don't care, bought Minecraft, enjoyed it and moved along as I realized the modding system would never see the light... but I definitely understand why people feel disappointed.

balloot 12y ago
A blog post is neither "verbal" nor a "contract", no matter how many times the word "will" is used.
- dragonwriter 12y ago
  > A blog post is neither "verbal" A blog post is -- if, as most are, it is composed of words -- verbal. Its not "oral", but those two don't mean the same thing.
  - DanBC 12y ago
    Don't be obtuse. The phrase "verbal contract" is specifically oral contract.
    - kaoD 12y ago
      Quoting Wikipedia: "The term verbal contract is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for oral contract. However, a verbal contract is one that is agreed to using words, either written or spoken, as opposed to an implied contract." It's funny how GP is heavily downvoted even though he's right. Downvoters (which I assume you're one of) didn't even check their facts. Sometimes HN sucks.
      - DanBC 12y ago
        Even wikipedia says you shouldn't use them as a reference. Can you find any example of usage of "verbal contract" to mean anything other than "spoken contract"?
        kaoD 12y ago
        Don't be obtuse ;) Since you're the one claiming "verbal" equals "oral", you're the one who's supposed to do the research. Wikipedia has a citation on that specific paragraph and there are lots of results in Google. Do your homework before your claims. But anyways, "verbum, verbi" means "word" in Latin while "os, oris" means "mouth". That should be a clue.
        DanBC 12y ago
        "Verbal contract" always refers to spoken contracts! This is about usage, not definition. To interrupt a hrwad with a pointless aside in a snarky manner about a common (mis)use of "verbal" deserves a downvote. Your inability to find an example of someone using "verbal contract" to mean "written contract" has been noted. :p
        12y ago
- ceol 12y ago
  That wasn't a blog post. It was an About page for a product. It's essentially the product's description.

rkda 12y ago

Or as Neil Gaiman would have said it: Notch isn't your bitch. http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.htm...