From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-09-02T23:43:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Seeing the source OT

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> Anyway, what do you think about the way id Software release
> their games?
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> Regards,
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> Bill
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Pretty fra off topic, but I admire the way Id tries to release most  
of their stuff as Mac/PC hybrid CD/DVD.
Smart.

As for the release and source release pattern... in the cutthroat  
world of computer gaming, it makes perfect sense!
Attract the modders and gamers with the tools to mod the game,  
eventually give it all away after the market is past that cutting  
edge of technical sophistication.

They probably even have the sense to check out what the OSS  
community's changes/additions to the code