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Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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> 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 game. And who is hurt? Not pirates, who could obtain the game starting shortly after release. Potentially people playing against cheaters online, except I’ve heard they’ve had free rein for a long time.

Companies should release their own games’ source code. Other software too.

Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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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…

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?

Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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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…

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?

Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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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!

Re: GTA 5 source code leaks online

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ubisoft deserves to get the source code for all their old games leaked. One by one they have shut the servers down (quite understandable because of server costs) but offered no ways or means whatsoever to play them alienating the old fans really hard. Some of us have memories of playing the older games which we can never relive again. It should be illegal for a game company to shut an online only game down without offering a LAN patch. Developers should bake in LAN functionality from day 1 but keep it hidden which the patch must fix at EOL for games
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