Hi Damien, I'm just curious. These games are abandoned, like several others. Yet there is no "copyright" on those. So why do we have to have a copyright on these?
Best Regards, Hayden -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:30 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old Titles Removed Hi Alex, Precisely. I feel that these games are way below my current standard now, especially as regards bugs. So it's simple. I either recreate Danger City on popular demand and completely revamp it and commercialise it under a new name, but keep some of the concepts the same, or I transfer the rights to somebody else. Regards, Damien. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Kenny" <alexkenn...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old Titles Removed > I'm not a developer, but I think there is a reason why a developer > would choose not to allow older programs to be redistributed. > > As Damien has previously mentioned, these older titles were written in > a deprecated language by amateur developers. The code is difficult to > read, update, compile and run. I believe there is probably a > reputation issue. Developers don't want buggy and useless code > floating around the net that they wrote. True, Damien didn't write > these games, but by purchasing them, the code is now his > responsibility. > > Another reason I've heard for developers refusing to redistribute > abandonware is that, even if they don't support it, people will still > contact them expecting help. If Damien did allow the games to be > distributed, I have no doubt that someone would download a copy > somewhere, encounter a problem, and send Damien an email saying, "Game > X won't run! Help!" Even if he emphasizes in the game documentation > that the games are abandonware, we've all seen first-hand that many > people in the blind community do not bother reading documentation or > other information that's right in front of them. > > > On 4/16/11, The Addictor <kenwdow...@neo.rr.com> wrote: >> Hey Tom, >> While I agree a hundred per cent, I still don't see why he's asking that >> no >> one else distribute the games. I have them all, as well as other games >> like >> Shell Shock. They are certainly not all that great, but to demand that >> nobody else distribute them seems a bit odd. I know they're his games, >> that >> he purchased them, but I don't see a reason for that. >> Ken Downey >> The Addictor >> www.TheAddictor.com > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.