You read that right. In a staggering move, Electronic Arts (yes, that Electronic Arts) has released the full source code for C&C Tiberium Dawn, C&C Red Alert, C&C Renegate, and C&C ...
  • KeenFlame@feddit.nuEnglish
    10·
    9 hours ago

    I… Huh? I’m fucking flabbergasted. What’s the catch? Are they high? Are their lawyers on a teamwork sauna conference for a week? What’s going on? This is so fucking unnerving

  • Potatisen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    15 hours ago

    I didn’t know so someone else might be wondering what GPL3 means.

    1. Anyone can copy, modify and distribute this software.
    2. You have to include the license and copyright notice with each and every distribution.
    3. You can use this software privately.
    4. You can use this software for commercial purposes.
    5. If you dare build your business solely from this code, you risk open-sourcing the whole code base.
    6. If you modify it, you have to indicate changes made to the code.
    7. Any modifications of this code base MUST be distributed with the same license, GPLv3.
    8. This software is provided without warranty.
    9. The software author or license can not be held liable for any damages inflicted by the software.
    • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      13 hours ago

      For a bit of extra context, points 5,6 and 7 only apply if you distribute the software that is based on the GPL licenced software, if you just use it for your own internal use you dont have any obligations (not really relevant for games but just for additional info).

  • katy ✨English
    9·
    14 hours ago

    Being EA, I’m waiting for the monkeys paw to kick in

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      7·
      14 hours ago

      You’ll still need to buy the games to get the assets legally. EA is just checking if they can offload the modernization of old games they don’t want to remake to the community to keep the revenue stream going without having to invest on it.

      It’s a win-win situation if it works.

  • tehn00bi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    12 hours ago

    I’m confused, years ago they released the game for free. Then openra came around and built a modern ish game from it. Then they did a remaster and the source code was available. Now they say you can do just about anything you want? How did openra work without this license ?

    • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 hours ago

      OpenRA was written from scratch and just uses the assets from the free game.

      This is the source of the original game