if he were to actually care about digital preservation he would just put all of it on github even anonymously. But he doesn't so he doesn't. I know what Jason Scott would do.
Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
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Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#22Should have just donated it to archive.org instead of making a quick buck out of it.
Unfortunately, it's still copyrighted and so cannot be legally displayed or distributed by the internet archive for another ~65 years (95 years from publication for copyright to expire). Many of us won't be alive to see this code legally. The copyright period could also increase again if the law retroactively increases it again.
I rather somebody has it in some trusted hand even if they can't release it for another 65 years, rather than lost forever. Preservation of human culture/knowledge is more important than copyright, I know a foreign concept most people will be to ignorant about to agree with.
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#23I miss typing commands in the classic sierra games. Trying to figure out the right commands and names of items was much more fun than the point and click games that followed. Also you never know when you would stumble upon a joke while saying something ridiculous.
~Am I understanding wrong or is Leisure Suit Larry not a classic?~
Edit: I misunderstood
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#24I'm suddenly reminded of Betrayal in Antara. Man, that game was weird.
The Manhunter games were probably the weirdest ones from Sierra that no one really remembers...
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#25Semi-OT: Anyone who knows who holds the copyright and/or source code to Sierra's Earth Siege 2, please contact me by the email in my profile! I'd be really happy if someone can shed a light here...
Currently Hi-Rez Studios at least has the rights to distribute the full series, since they legally have the ISOs available to download as a promotion for Tribes: Ascend. https://www.tribesuniverse.com
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#26Anyone know the odds of the floppies still working? I'm guessing some will and some won't. They must be nearing or past expiration date...
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#27How perfect: he used Elephant Memory Systems floppy disks -- they never forget!
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/s-l16...
I loved my Elephant t-shirt!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/603919849/vintage-80s-1981-elep...
Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#28Leisure Suit Larry was the first game I played as a kid that felt “adult” and “naughty”. Somehow that made it irresistible to my younger self. This brings back some great memories. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#29First, what's the legal status of this code?
Second, should we do an immediate crowd funding campaign to purchase this, and make the contents available to everyone?
Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#30First, what's the legal status of this code? Second, should we do an immediate crowd funding campaign to purchase this, and make the contents available to everyone?
> First, what's the legal status of this code?
Apparently it is currently owned by a German entertainment company:
"Realize that, while you’ll have my data as of the day of Larry 1’s creation, you will not own the intellectual property rights to the game, the code, the art, or anything else," Lowe says in the LSL1 listing. "Nor do I. The IP rights were sold over and over again, until they are now owned by a German game company."