Hi all,
I noticed a couple threads about people asking for a full version of quake. Id still sells quake1 (but not quake3 - strange huh?) online or you can pick it up on ebay/amazon/etc. It's not even abandonware (which isn't a real legal term anyway heh)...
A total conversion for quake1 replaced everything that id software provided such as textures, models, sounds, quake c code, etc right? Do you think the quake1 community could try to get some of these mod developers to release their TCs under the GPL? If so, then wouldn't we have a completely free version of quake (well their mod for quake)?
I know there is a project to recreate all of this but that project seems to have died out. It seems strange to recreate all of it when there are so many total conversions that would fit the bill. Sure you wouldn't have quake that you could play against others on servers. But (depending on the TC ) you would have a great completely free game.
As I have zero standing in the quake1 community, I doubt the authors would listen to me. Would anyone else be willing to ask these mod developers? To me, it seems like they would jump at this because all their work and dedication would again be appreciated by a larger audience. I'm willing to track down a list of emails for the authors if someone else will do the requesting. I could request but I think it would be better for someone known in the quake1 community to do it.
I noticed a couple threads about people asking for a full version of quake. Id still sells quake1 (but not quake3 - strange huh?) online or you can pick it up on ebay/amazon/etc. It's not even abandonware (which isn't a real legal term anyway heh)...
A total conversion for quake1 replaced everything that id software provided such as textures, models, sounds, quake c code, etc right? Do you think the quake1 community could try to get some of these mod developers to release their TCs under the GPL? If so, then wouldn't we have a completely free version of quake (well their mod for quake)?
I know there is a project to recreate all of this but that project seems to have died out. It seems strange to recreate all of it when there are so many total conversions that would fit the bill. Sure you wouldn't have quake that you could play against others on servers. But (depending on the TC ) you would have a great completely free game.
As I have zero standing in the quake1 community, I doubt the authors would listen to me. Would anyone else be willing to ask these mod developers? To me, it seems like they would jump at this because all their work and dedication would again be appreciated by a larger audience. I'm willing to track down a list of emails for the authors if someone else will do the requesting. I could request but I think it would be better for someone known in the quake1 community to do it.
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