[Haifux] Open Source Games or the Lack of Them

[Tzafrir Rehan]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Oron Peled <oron at actcom.co.il> wrote:

> On Friday, 18 בSeptember 2009 16:50:38 Shlomi Fish wrote:
> > Since a typical game nowadays costs a lot of money to develop, and
> requires
> > the collaboration of many people, it seems unlikely that we will see many
> > open-source games that are up-to-par with commercial offerings.
>
> Rubbish.
>
> I can still remember when people thought that writing small utilities (e.g:
> a shell) is OK, but a real COMPILER? Out of the question...
>
> OK, maybe a compiler yes, but a KERNEL? Nah...
>
> Surely, a full desktop is out of reach of a community effort...
>
> Hmmmm.... these are all the easy ones. GAMES are the ultimate obstacle.
> No chance to tackle it. We are doomed :-O
>

Not a good comparison.
Expecting to have a good full game for free is like expecting to receive a
full feature film for free, or a music album for free.
Some do it, but most artists want to get paid for their craft.


>
> Shana Tova and may the source be with you.
>
> P.S: Shlomi, you've started debating by cross-posting to 3-4 large
>     mailing lists.
>     Cut it out! If you cannot choose the "right" mailing list for a
>     post, just skip it until you do.
>
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