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[irmo]

Considering its recent development, I'm not convinced Notch knows what Minecraft is supposed to be, or why people actually like it.

In that respect, it's exactly like DF.

[Dakk]

Considering its recent development, I'm not convinced Notch knows what Minecraft is supposed to be, or why people actually like it.

In that respect, it's exactly like DF.

Not really, DF's is developed by toady according to his own planned arcs to cover the major aspects of gameplay, with things he adds during the development for his (and the community's) amusement. Notch pretty much just goes "now i'm going to do this" and implements something vaguely like it.

[G-Flex]

Considering its recent development, I'm not convinced Notch knows what Minecraft is supposed to be, or why people actually like it.

In that respect, it's exactly like DF.

Not sure what you mean. Since rather early in development, Toady's plans for DF have been pretty clear and solid, and also pretty transparent.

[Funk]

try to think of df not like som thing that most be finshed but like work of art place for all to see and have our own views on.
i hope that df does not need to be Opensourced anytime some.
note that df has had part of it source code work let out ,see here

[Kogan Loloklam]

Toady has stated before he will not open source Dwarf Fortress. This isn't about donations, although they are a factor. It is about project direction. Toady doesn't want any distractions to his end goal. Supporting problems with the 2d version compiled from an open source, for example, would be a huge example.

Go ahead and pretend there wouldn't be some idiot claiming Toady had to support the mess that this random guy made of a computer from incompetent coding. Go ahead. I dare you. There are plenty of examples to prove that this would indeed happen, and happen often.

So No, Toady is NOT going to open source Dwarf Fortress. I think he wouldn't even consider it unless he had no interest in the project, and even then he wouldn't have the interest to put forth the effort to reveal the code, so even then it ain't happening.

This is not a Travesty. Games and computer systems do not become automagically better by having open source codes. What is gained in improvements to the current incarnation is lost in the potential for the drive in the future.

[Neonivek]

Toady has stated before he will not open source Dwarf Fortress

He also stated conditions where he would.

[Baneslave]

The short answer is "No." Toady's income depends on the game.

I do not think that people will donate less if it is open source. Or maybe I have a pirate version of df?

Well I wonder... If DF was made open source and someone took some time to modify (fix) the interface, I would donate to him, not to Toady.

[DG]

-_-

[thvaz]

The short answer is "No." Toady's income depends on the game.

I do not think that people will donate less if it is open source. Or maybe I have a pirate version of df?

Well I wonder... If DF was made open source and someone took some time to modify (fix) the interface, I would donate to him, not to Toady.

/closes thread