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   a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:18:07 JST a1batross
   Will current day id Software ever release their engines that came after Doom 3 under free license? What do you think?
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:19:40 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @a1ba Isn't id Software basically just a branch at this point?
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:23:35 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @a1ba Well at least I kind of gave up hope with Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal not being Linux native unlike previous titles.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:23:36 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan they still technically own their software, no? Well, I hope they are.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:27:10 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @a1ba Yeah, nothing with id Tech 5… which kind of sucks because I'm sure I'd love to play the more recent Wolfenstein games without having the pain of wine/proton.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:27:11 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan Rage didn't have Linux build either.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:28:39 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan and it's a great game, definitely not deserved to be forgotten...
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:28:40 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan to me, releasing their source code is crucial for game preservation. Can you imagine running Doom 2016 on systems in 10 years? Or 20 years?
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:32:46 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @a1ba Specially with how recent games are harder and harder to maintain compat layers for.
     And there's Y2038 getting sooner and sooner.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:37:37 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @a1ba Yeah with source code you just need one or few random nerds to make it work again, which works pretty well for well known games but even for rather niche FOSS games stuff still continues working 20~30 years later.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:37:38 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan yeah, like Y2038 is the closest breakage that will definitely happen for most software.
     
     I think modern games probably won't even get a chance to be reverse-engineered, releasing source code (like actually releasing it, not leaking through thirdparties/former employees) is the only way to be sure it won't be an issue to run these games in the future.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:37:48 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan but of course, that's highly unlikely, even if Ross's campaign on games as a service going kinda rough.
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     a1batross (a1ba@idtech.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 06:40:41 JST a1batross

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan yeah, even if it's a niche game, at some point somebody will definitely go and fix it, share it, then it will break again, and somebody else will pick it up, fix and share it.
     
     You know the deal.
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