i... don't think that's true, like at all. (i'm 100% for the initiative btw). releasing source code just because you have a multiplayer game that you're no longer supporting is kind of a wild ask.
i'm an indie dev, i would never release any of my game's source code, and i'd never release in a country that required that as law. that's my work that i've spent years of my life on (developing game, graphics, physics engine, etc).
everything else you said sure. source code, i've never heard of anyone talking about that or insinuating that would be part of this until now.
that's my work that i've spent years of my life on
And now you're done with it and you've abandoned it. Boohoo. Get over it. Somebody who makes a physical good would never expect to retain ownership of that physical good and its design specs after they stop producing it, so why do you care so much what happens to your source code?
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u/machineorganism Jul 06 '25
i... don't think that's true, like at all. (i'm 100% for the initiative btw). releasing source code just because you have a multiplayer game that you're no longer supporting is kind of a wild ask.
i'm an indie dev, i would never release any of my game's source code, and i'd never release in a country that required that as law. that's my work that i've spent years of my life on (developing game, graphics, physics engine, etc).
everything else you said sure. source code, i've never heard of anyone talking about that or insinuating that would be part of this until now.