Open Source

[Zenphobia]

Any chance of the new edition of Zelda Classic being made open source?

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Highly unlikely.

[Zenphobia]

Why is it highly unlikely?

Imagine the possibilities!

[djdarkx]

I agree. Highly unliekly for the simple fact that if someone else were to take the project and work on it, they may not do as god a job as the current programmers or other versions would probably be very proprietory about the versions of quests made for it or if a major company that has ties to Nintendo, or if Nintendo themselves got a hold of it...they could finish the program, then charge us to use it. It's simple common sense. Yes, the possibilities could be endless, but you must think of the big picture first.

Also, with it being open source, it would be a WHOLE lot easier to contract a virus onto your PC if someone placed it into the source code. That's my take on it.

djDarkX

[Zenphobia]

The source would only be open for download, you couldn't replace the source on the website that everyone will be using, so your virus paranoia is kind of unfounded.

And a program being made open source does not replace the original developers, it simply lets users tweak the code. With the way copyrights work, Nintendo could not steal it and charge us to use it, since all the code would still be property of the original creators. Besides, Nintendo doesn't seem like that kind of company.

A lot of major game developers make their projects open source so fans can get the most out of the developers' work (Quake, Doom, Tribes).

The first thing I would do if Zelda Classic was open source, is combine it with this open source MMO client (http://www.runuo.com). With some work, we could have a Zelda MMORPG.

[Nimono]

The source would only be open for download, you couldn't replace the source on the website that everyone will be using, so your virus paranoia is kind of unfounded.

And a program being made open source does not replace the original developers, it simply lets users tweak the code. With the way copyrights work, Nintendo could not steal it and charge us to use it, since all the code would still be property of the original creators. Besides, Nintendo doesn't seem like that kind of company.

A lot of major game developers make their projects open source so fans can get the most out of the developers' work (Quake, Doom, Tribes).

The first thing I would do if Zelda Classic was open source, is combine it with this open source MMO client (http://www.runuo.com). With some work, we could have a Zelda MMORPG.

What's open source? I know it has to do with the Source Code (which I understand 0%), but nothing more.

[Zenphobia]

Open Source-"An open source program has its source code distributed allowing programmers to alter and change the original software as much as they like."

Basically, open source means you can see and edit the code that composes a program. It's unlikely that any modification will stray far from the original concept, but the community might come up with some interesting ideas.

[Nimono]

Open Source-"An open source program has its source code distributed allowing programmers to alter and change the original software as much as they like."

Basically, open source means you can see and edit the code that composes a program. It's unlikely that any modification will stray far from the original concept, but the community might come up with some interesting ideas.

Wow.

[Zenphobia]

Why do you say wow?

[Nimono]

Why do you say wow?

Because of this simple reason: That's amazing!