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There is one category of software that many see as being unsustainable as free software: Free video games have lagged behind other areas of free software, and the reasons behind this are fairly simple. Still, even many free software proponents may fail to provide an answer to those who are skeptical about the viability of free gaming. While it is true that software should be ethical, video games need not suffer for it. The business models for production simply need to change, and just like they have for other software, they will for gaming as well. When people ask you how gaming as we know it can exist in a free software world, you should open with your response with, "It can't, but it can be better." There is a natural tendency for free software to take on more essential aspects of computing first. While subjective, it is clear that gaming is not a top-priority and, as such, has not advanced as rapidly as say, web browsers or word processors. That isn't to say that no progress has been made. Indeed, free gaming has certainly been catching up, but it will take a while to surpass the quality of proprietary games. This should not be surprising or alarming. We will get there in good time. As free software continues to spread, interest will build for free games, and a lack of understanding how such games could support themselves should not—and need not—be a reason to make video games an exception to free software. Full article[1] [1]http://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2010/fall/the-free-game-lag - -- Parin Sharma https://identi.ca/FOSSmaniac - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iF4EAREIAAYFAk4jJs8ACgkQTQQsa4yfu+nfzgD/c3AjsGwSq0ZRWVFpikq8ynT6 nxQT2bu/XqSfOIr5GBYA/10ViIPnpSlFCgcfn0fpmDKj24WG1oTSKPIdzCHWvryM =b28N -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
