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::Read only source code is semi-possible. Some of the middleware source code cannot be released, Bethsoft cannot release anything they don't own. So without the middleware code a functional engine build can't be compiled. Theres nothing to prevent someone (or a team) from replacing the missing middleware with an open source package or developing one themselves. As for piracy, this would have zero effect on piracy, without the 4 gig of game data the source code or even main game executable is near useless to the average player. Releasing the source code isn't really crazy, it might be within the game industry but lots of programs ship with the source code. However m$ and some other greedy multinationals would have you believe open source is evil communism or some such. Open source is the future, nothing can it stop that now. Even m$ will give in one day and go full open source, just as soon as it costs them more to remain closed source than go open source. For Bethsoft to go open source now its just jumping on the bandwagon before most of the other major players in the game industry. Also keep in mind open source doesn't mean free, they will have to write their own license or tweak an existing one. --[[User:MegaBurn|MegaBurn]] 18:54, 27 April 2006 (EDT) | ::Read only source code is semi-possible. Some of the middleware source code cannot be released, Bethsoft cannot release anything they don't own. So without the middleware code a functional engine build can't be compiled. Theres nothing to prevent someone (or a team) from replacing the missing middleware with an open source package or developing one themselves. As for piracy, this would have zero effect on piracy, without the 4 gig of game data the source code or even main game executable is near useless to the average player. Releasing the source code isn't really crazy, it might be within the game industry but lots of programs ship with the source code. However m$ and some other greedy multinationals would have you believe open source is evil communism or some such. Open source is the future, nothing can it stop that now. Even m$ will give in one day and go full open source, just as soon as it costs them more to remain closed source than go open source. For Bethsoft to go open source now its just jumping on the bandwagon before most of the other major players in the game industry. Also keep in mind open source doesn't mean free, they will have to write their own license or tweak an existing one. --[[User:MegaBurn|MegaBurn]] 18:54, 27 April 2006 (EDT) | ||
:Sounds good, but not gonna happen. I can't blame Bethesda, if they release their source code they'll see a dozen projects taking their good ideas, and they can't allow that because they make bread with this, which is perfectly acceptable. The difference with Red Hat and Fedora is that Oblivion is not based on any large open source base. All of Oblivion is "trade secret" and "commercial material". | |||
--[[User:Wiseman|Wiseman]] 14:33, 26 August 2006 (CET) | |||
== How about spitting the page into several sections? == | == How about spitting the page into several sections? == | ||