<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Oron Peled <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oron@actcom.co.il">oron@actcom.co.il</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Friday, 18 בSeptember 2009 16:50:38 Shlomi Fish wrote:<br>
> Since a typical game nowadays costs a lot of money to develop, and requires<br>
> the collaboration of many people, it seems unlikely that we will see many<br>
> open-source games that are up-to-par with commercial offerings.<br>
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</div>Rubbish.<br>
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I can still remember when people thought that writing small utilities (e.g:<br>
a shell) is OK, but a real COMPILER? Out of the question...<br>
<br>
OK, maybe a compiler yes, but a KERNEL? Nah...<br>
<br>
Surely, a full desktop is out of reach of a community effort...<br>
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Hmmmm.... these are all the easy ones. GAMES are the ultimate obstacle.<br>
No chance to tackle it. We are doomed :-O<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not a good comparison.<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div>Some do it, but most artists want to get paid for their craft.</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Shana Tova and may the source be with you.<br>
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P.S: Shlomi, you've started debating by cross-posting to 3-4 large<br>
mailing lists.<br>
Cut it out! If you cannot choose the "right" mailing list for a<br>
post, just skip it until you do.<br>
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