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Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)

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A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Only if they still sell the assets.
I'm in favour of also dropping any copyright and intellectual property protections the moment a company stops selling the game. They evidently have no more commercial aspirations for the title, so it doesn't need any protection from technically feasible copy protection circumvention methods.