alliedmods.net has been hosting a repository of the source sdk modified to be compatible with GCC 4.* for at least a year (which helps a ton). I doubt that Valve would care if other people hosted the source sdk als long as there's no intent to do anything commercial with it.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Olly <[email protected]> wrote: > You really need to learn the facts before making statements like you do. > If someone posted any CLOSED source code of valve, it would be off very > quick. And chances are, you wouldn't even know about it. > > Do you even know how many open-source projects that are based on the sdk > exist already? It would seem you don't. > > Anyone can download the source SDK from steam, as many times as you want, > and within reason, you can do what you like with it (as-long as its no > profit). The SDK is posted up on numerous websites. > > Did you also get a written confirmation from valve that they hate > open-source? > > 2008/12/23 Nick <[email protected]> > > > Because valve hates open source with a vengeance, and also some one > > posted the entire valve source sdk onto sourceforge?? Sourceforge, the > > open source code sharing place? If that doesn't get a call from the > > lawyers I don't know what will.... > > > > https://rcbot2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rcbot2/ > > > > > https://rcbot2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rcbot2/game/client/animatedtextureproxy.cpp > > > > I would like the idea of an open source tf2 bot, but the likely hood > > of valve tolerating it is like zero. Right now, If I was Valve, I > > would ignore this thread and just send the lawyers in with a DMCA > > takedown. Big corporations tend to do that. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Daniel Glenn <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Because... not everyone has an internet connection worth playing? Also, > > some > > > Source mods don't have that many players anyway. > > > > > > Also, answer this for me. Why would Valve sue someone because they made > a > > > bot plugin? > > > > > > Anyway, this is a great idea and I hope that it blossoms into something > > big. > > > HL1 had a great bot community. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> I don't understand why anyone would ever want to go through the hassle > > >> and waste of time to make a bot framework for orange box. Then they > > >> want to make it open source, (not their code btw), and prey valve > > >> doesn't stick their lawyers on them. > > >> > > >> If valve doesn't want to make an bot for tf2, why would you want > > to??????? > > >> > > >> TF2 is a really fun game, there is no point in destroying it by > > >> playing against bots. > > >> > > >> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:34 PM, cheeseh-bu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > Hi all, > > >> > > > >> > first of all, thanks for the help to get my plugin for the Orange > box > > SDK > > >> > working, My plugin is at *http://rcbot.bots-united.com* > > >> > > > >> > Now just a message for anyone interested in contributing to the > source > > >> (Bear > > >> > in mind it is in *Alpha stage*): > > >> > > > >> > So now I'm just doing a little advertising for my bot framework for > > >> Orange > > >> > Box, I'm basically *looking for developers* that are interested in > > >> > contributing to generating a more functional HL2 bot (For mods such > as > > >> TF2, > > >> > FF, and MODs in the pipeline such as NS2, SvenCoop2 etc..) by using > > the > > >> *SVN > > >> > *code repository. > > >> > > > >> > The latest *Rcbot2* source code is up on SVN here, > > >> > > > >> > https://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=248612 > > >> > > > >> > If interested in developing make a sourceforge account and contact > me. > > >> > > > >> > If you have Visual Studio, use: > > >> > > > >> > http://ankhsvn.open.collab.net/ > > >> > > > >> > and the repository: > > >> > > > >> > https://rcbot2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rcbot2 > > >> > > > >> > *Don't forget* to put it into a new folder (such as RCBot2) in the > > Source > > >> > SDK utils directory > > >> > > > >> > (If u need any help with SVN give me a message) > > >> > > > >> > Hope some out there are interested > > >> > > > >> > (now time to rest and have a merry xmas + new year ) > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Thanks!!! > > >> > > > >> > -[RCbot] Cheeseh > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
