Hackers, Slackers, and Shackles

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 9, 2005 @07:11AM from the thought-provocation dept.

blacklily8 writes "What is the future of free software development for games? Is it possible? Will the games ever equal or surpass their proprietary competitors? Why should we care? After thoroughly researching the free and open source software model, and interviewing both indie and free software game developers, author Matt Barton decided that the future is indeed very bright. Stallman is quoted here saying that game engines should be free, but approves of the notion that graphics, music, and stories could all be separate and treated differently (i.e., "Non-Free.")"

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Planeshift by SharpFang · 2005-01-09 07:24 · Score: 4, Informative

Planeshift is a free 3D MMORPG following the idea "Free engine, proprietary (though gratis) art." AFAIK it's the only free 3D MMORPG out there.
The system recently reached another milestone, though it will probably remain in development for quite some time... Maybe some Slashdot hackers will help? :)

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Re:No calls barred. by Nasarius · 2005-01-09 08:48 · Score: 4, Informative

Stallman's (commie-style ;) freedom includes "no revenue"
Wrong.

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