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DF General Discussion / Re: New release donation pool
« on: October 31, 2007, 05:59:00 am »
I have sent my 50 $ !   :D

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DF General Discussion / Re: New release donation pool
« on: October 28, 2007, 03:29:00 am »
You can count me in for 50 $.

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DF General Discussion / Re: Gibbons: What the christ?
« on: November 01, 2007, 12:13:00 am »
But where is the [CREATURE:GIBBON_GUTSY] ?   ;)

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DF General Discussion / Re: Some donation suggestions
« on: October 27, 2007, 12:08:00 am »
quote:
Originally posted by Leerok the Lacerta:
<STRONG>

It is true that Dwarf Fortress would be quite an excellent addition to the open-source community indeed, but I think that the time for that should be much later.

This thread may also make good reading.</STRONG>

In my proposal, the game would become open source only when the money pot would be filled, and that could take years.


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DF General Discussion / Re: Some donation suggestions
« on: October 26, 2007, 12:09:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Leerok the Lacerta:
<STRONG>If Toady loses part of his independence over development of his own game as a result of feeling obligated to do things in the way that others dictate, would that not lead to a feeling of resentment? </STRONG>

Yes, you are probably right. Perhaps on some case it could apply, let say if he wants equally to implement two independant parts.

quote:
Originally posted by Leerok the Lacerta:
<STRONG>Passing control of its development to others probably couldn't accelerate its progress nor improve the final product at this point.</STRONG>

Opening your door doesn't mean that you'll be kicked off your house... He is free to stay the only dev if he likes (and well then many forks would appear, but why not ?). I think it would be a great treasure for the roguelike community of dev to be able to access and enhance Toady's code.


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DF General Discussion / Some donation suggestions
« on: October 26, 2007, 11:01:00 am »
That's my first post here so hello to everyone. I am currently considering giving a donation for Dwarf Fortress, and I wanted to share some suggestions that came to me.

The Dev section of the website shows many components; why not associate them with promises of donation, so that the ones with the biggest amount would be developped first ? So gamers could support Bay12, and in the same time participate in the dev of the game. The counter part would be I guess that Toady would somehow loose a part of independance.

Another question : how much would it cost to get the source code released ? I mean, even if it's thousands (or millions...) of dollars, why not set a pool where people can donate, and when the amount is reached : bingo ! Welcome to the GNU world !

Finally, my last question. If Toady had unlimited amount of cash, would he develop Dwarf Fortress in a different way ?


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