Subject: RE: Majik 3D predecessors
From: Otso Makinen (otso@hybrid.fi)
Date: Mon Aug 16 1999 - 17:00:55 EEST
This idea definitely has my vote. - Harum > -----Original Message----- > From: Tommi Leino [mailto:namhas@majik.netti.fi] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 4:53 PM > To: majik-design@majik.netti.fi > Subject: Majik 3D predecessors > > > > How about making Majik 3, Majik 4 and all other suitable source code > except of course Majik 3D's server Open Source and upload them to all > major software distributions, let the downloaders to do whatever they > wish with the software. This would give Majik some name and publicy > and make it possible for users to create Majik clones and thus make > the concept and name more widely known and make they see Majik 3D as > a real superior project. I would really love to see someone taking > Majik 4's source code, improve it and possibly make it even playable > and same for Majik 3. In Majik 4's case with some luck it would create > concept of "majiklike" (compare "roguelike") games. Consider the > advantages and disadvantages. What disadvantages there would be? The > code we have now is not any use for us anymore, but for someone it > would.., and do we really care if someone creates a rocking MUD using > Majik's old base code, I would be proud instead. > > As an bonus advantage there would also be the fact the admins doing > "majiklike" stuff would eventually get bored with their > projects and join > the Majik 3D project as a very skilled programmers and designers with > Majik ideas and concepts already in mind without needing us to teach > anything and with Majik's name and ideas more widely known it would > lessen the chance of people making similar projects with Majik 3D > (without even knowing it!) and instead they would join the project. > Only stupid people or commercial vendors would reinvent the wheel, > and do we really care? They wouldn't have a chance without aid of > Slashdot and actually, this action would give _us_ a chance > to get /.'d > with an article: "Majik 3D project releases all its > predecessors source > code publically available." :) > > So, what do you think? > > -- > Tommi Leino / Majik 3D project > namhas@majik.netti.fi http://majik.netti.fi >
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