Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Stop Killing Games@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoSome people just defend the status quo.lemmy.caimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down116cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1262arrow-down1imageSome people just defend the status quo.lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Stop Killing Games@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: memes@lemmy.world
minus-squareAbnorc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoWould open sourcing the code really be necessary to enable people to make their own server? They could release it as proprietary software.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoopen sourcing is the best faith solution, especially since they have no IP rights benefits in keeping it. It also allows the community to fix any stupid bugs, like GTAV for example.
minus-squareAbnorc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThey may still be using code that’s in their dedicated servers, but I agree that an open source solution shows the most good faith.
Would open sourcing the code really be necessary to enable people to make their own server? They could release it as proprietary software.
open sourcing is the best faith solution, especially since they have no IP rights benefits in keeping it. It also allows the community to fix any stupid bugs, like GTAV for example.
They may still be using code that’s in their dedicated servers, but I agree that an open source solution shows the most good faith.