mr. hermit on 14/10/2010 at 01:45
Quote Posted by Queue
No its not.
And silly statements like this give the higher-ups in a corporation no reason to pay any attention to, or give any credence toward, the cause.
Like they were going to anyway... and of course the codes rightfully belong to the public, us.
Goldmoon Dawn on 14/10/2010 at 01:52
Because there is a diligent fanbase of the original Thief, of which you may or may not be a part of, the code hath been restored from its place in obscurity. Of course the company is aware of the code the fanbase and all of these things, and of course the company will give it to said fanbase. The question is when?
Xorak on 14/10/2010 at 02:32
Hate to be optimistic too early, but I think they will ultimately decide to release the code. However, acting like it rightfully belongs to us is pretty strange imo.
mr. hermit on 14/10/2010 at 03:42
Quote Posted by Xorak
Hate to be optimistic too early, but I think they will ultimately decide to release the code. However, acting like it rightfully belongs to us is pretty strange imo.
Depends on where you stand morally on copyright. It's hard to justify keeping it secret after 12 years, and it's hard to justify keeping it secret from a person that bought the game regardless. So it's not strange at all. And by 'us' I mean the public.
Xorak on 14/10/2010 at 04:03
Initially, they likely kept the source code private because they intended to produce more games with it (Thief 2 Gold), and then it just fell between the cracks afterwards when the company was sold and died etc. Probably, they didn't care at all what happened to the source code -- it wasn't anything malicious or secret. The fact that they said they would look for it while doing nothing seems proof of that.
Doesn't really matter where I morally stand on copyright, it doesn't change anything. What you're saying is that everyone who buys a can of Coke is entitled to the secret recipe just because they purchase the product and enjoy it.
Vernon on 14/10/2010 at 04:35
Quote Posted by Goldmoon Dawn
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mr. hermit on 14/10/2010 at 04:40
Quote Posted by Xorak
Doesn't really matter where I morally stand on copyright, it doesn't change anything. What you're saying is that everyone who buys a can of Coke is entitled to the secret recipe just because they purchase the product and enjoy it.
Thats exactly what I'm saying, I want to know what I'm drinking. Especially coke, who knows what crazy chemicals they put in there.
Al_B on 14/10/2010 at 07:17
Quote Posted by mr. hermit
Thats exactly what I'm saying, I want to know what I'm drinking.
They do list the major ingredients on each can of coke. I agree that "natural flavours" could be expanded upon - but the chemicals likely to cause health problems are listed.
You're not just asking for that though, you're asking for the full recipe so you could produce cola yourself.
Xorak on 14/10/2010 at 07:48
Don't you think the bigger issue is that people still support these companies after these scams are revealed -- all we give is just a collective shrug. Too many people allow themselves to be crapped on all their lives, and then they wonder why they smell like shit. You know, if people banded together, never buying another Sony product and eventually forcing Sony to go bankrupt, it's pretty obvious nothing like that would happen again.
Business is business, it only wants to make money and has no interest in anything else. If we give up our rights and our accountability to these businesses, then whatever happens is our fault and not theirs.
rant over :erg:
