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Make GC open source

Started by Ragnarok · 29/07/2007 · 05:04 AM · 24 replies · 1 read

R RagnarokOP

OP 29/07/2007 · 05:04 AM #1

Because the creator doesn`t make his game "open source", he`s making the same mistake a lot of other old business people are making and not tapping into the power of the community (and why GC still has bugs that have been around for ages).

If you have 1000s of hackers looking for bugs in the game and proposing fixes FOR FUN and PURELY EDUCATION PURPOSES, and then you have a few dozen well paid programmers working around the clock, which do you think will find and fix more problems? I don`t know about you, but I`d place my bets on the legions of programmers/hackers trying to improve your program for free cuz it`s fun and rewarding for them. It`s a strange thing, but the best resources are often had with no money at all

And many times, it`s not without reward. The returns are not only in terms of good karma, but can also result in some cold hard cash donations too. Spybot Search and Destroy, the best spy ware scanner around, is free. Yet, because of donations, he makes enough money for himself to maintain the scanner full time and can even afford a few full-time staffers to boot. Not bad for a program that`s literally given away at no charge.

Something for Stephen to think about.

D Deiloche

29/07/2007 · 08:14 AM #5

That`s the thing, ragnarok... he actually DOES make pretty decent money. You realize that he does have paid staff, right?

R RagnarokOP

29/07/2007 · 05:18 AM #4

*Howard Dean* not "howard dead"

R RagnarokOP

29/07/2007 · 05:17 AM #3

I know it won`t happen, because Stephen thinks that keeping his code secret would somehow make him more money. My point is that by doing so, he is actually hurting himself and hurting the amount of money he can actually make. Few older folks truly understand the power of the internet community. I mean, heck, the online community is even making waves in the political sphere now. Think Howard dead or Ron Paul (google those two people up to see what I mean).

Actually, a better comparison is comparing GC to microsoft windows, except that GC is not a monopoly or huge. I mean with enough marketing and business savvy, even a lackluster product can make good money.

I`d take the spybot scanner over a windows version any day of the week. xD

D DrunkenMasters

29/07/2007 · 05:07 AM #2

Won`t happen. Compare your spybot to microsoft windows XD

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