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Torque Network Gaming Library Released Open Source

Posted by simoniker on from the ping-marvellous dept.

An anonymous user writes "GarageGames launched the Torque Networking Library under the GPL today - this is the PC game networking technology behind Tribes and Tribes 2. It's also available under indie and commercial licenses for closed source projects, but OpenTNL.org is the home for the open source release, which also has an official FAQ online. Along with the library itself is a master server implementation for game tracking, a graphical test app, Zap and a retro-styled space shooter."

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  1. Re:Linux Games by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's quite likely ID Software is going to release the Quake 3 source under the GPL once Doom III is out, but only time will tell.

  2. Re:Linux Games by wideBlueSkies · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is one of a couple of reasons why ID should be respected not only in the Gaming Industry, but in the Software Industry in general.

    They create awesome games, awesome software. The technology rocks and is generally the cutting edge for their market.

    Then a couple of years later they open up the whole thing and give it away. "Here community, take this and learn." Classy setup they have there.

    Also, don't forget they started this with Wolfenstein. I think this was 1995. So they've been doing it for a while. They were one of the first commercial game houses to do so, if not THE first.

    wbs.

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