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Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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Post by edflsafoiewq »

chii wrote: post #9
comex wrote: post #3

> Fans are requested to appreciate the hard work the developers put into their video games and avoid spreading the leaked source code further. Alternately, appreciate the hard work by making interesting mods for the game. GTA5 has already had an extensive modding scene for the 10 years it’s been out, but now I assume mods will become easier to make and more powerful, benefiting Rockstar’s customers who paid for the g…

> And who is hurt? from the POV of management, a leak of the source might prevent a future re-release, which cuts into future potential profits!

How?

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Post by vegetablepotpie »

8372049 wrote: post #8
whateveracct wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GPL'd source is an intriguing prospect to me. I'd BSD or MIT the libraries, engine, and other building blocks. But the games .. GPL feels right. With the assets being copyright probably?

Why not GPL the building blocks if you want the end product to be GPL'd as well?

If you want to make new works that are not GPLd, not GPLing the building blocks would let you do that.

Alternatively, you could LGPL the building blocks, still allow the end products to not need to be GPLd, but require development on the building blocks to be open sourced.

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Post by TheAceOfHearts »

For anyone that is curious, according to 4chan (i.e. take it with a mountain of salt):

> Apparently there are 3 leaks in circulation:

> 3.3 gigs, src only

> 17 gigs, src + partial assets

> 1 TB, src + full assets

I really wish more games shared the source, even if it's under a restrictive license. It's just interesting to get a peak under the hood.

It makes me wish that copyright lasted less time and that submitting source code was a requirement for software projects to receive protection. Then once copyright expires the source can be in the public domain, and we don't have to waste time reverse engineering to reconstruct what was already done. Admittedly, it's a pipe dream. But it makes me sad how much software is destined to be lost to time because of copyright law.

A lot of people love GTA5 online, and hopefully this leak contains everything needed to create a private server should Rockstar decide to take down the service.

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Post by Maxious »

ashupadhi01 wrote: post #13
BoardsOfCanada wrote: post #5

I assume rockstar didn't pay, so they leaked the source code. Not sure why anything would be delayed because of this.

Pay whom. Just explain me in brief how this leaking scene works.

There was an infamous ransomware attack. One of the hackers was convicted this week hence the timing of the leak https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67663128
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