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Is Open Source An Advantage For Game Developers?

Posted by timothy on from the if-they-want-to-be-in-debian-it-is dept.

chas7926 writes "OSNews.com is running an article that claims that the open source development model is not a very effective way to develop high quality games. Even the exceptions are not much of a threat to major label products. Does open source development only make sense for products like web servers and operating systems?"

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  1. Re:Costs by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    SDL fucking sucks. It's slow and buggy as hell. Cross platform shit is still shit.

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