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minus-squarelorabelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·4 years agoPersonally i think games are among the only exceptions to the “everything should be free software” rule that i have.
minus-squareghost_laptoplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 years agoVideo games as an art would benefit a lot more from adopting more libre licences, and we also would avoid the murder of some many video games that depend on proprietary software to make it work with a central server.
minus-squarelorabelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 years agoActually this might be the perfect combination. Personally i have no problems if you copyright your art, code might be reusable so that makes sense.
minus-squaresoutherntofulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 years agoWhy should anything be non-free? I would argue we need more freedom and gratis outside of the digital world, too… not less! :)
Personally i think games are among the only exceptions to the “everything should be free software” rule that i have.
Video games as an art would benefit a lot more from adopting more libre licences, and we also would avoid the murder of some many video games that depend on proprietary software to make it work with a central server.
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Actually this might be the perfect combination.
Personally i have no problems if you copyright your art, code might be reusable so that makes sense.
Why should anything be non-free? I would argue we need more freedom and gratis outside of the digital world, too… not less! :)