Open Source?

SquidB · 07-22-05, 09:18 PM

Been thinking about this for a couple of seconds....

One of the, if not the most sucessfull sim titles on the market is Microsoft flight sim.

The reason often cited is its open structure, one that allows 3rd party expansions and a wealth of mods from a massive community.

Whilst i respect SCS's decision to keep the rights to add extra platforms to the game, that does limit the response that many would be able to add to this great title. (esp given SCS's other commitments)

Perhaps its time that DW was opened up to those that would evolve the title. Surely it could only help sales? :hmm:

07-22-05, 09:18 PM	#1
SquidB Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lytham UK Posts: 244 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	Open Source? Been thinking about this for a couple of seconds.... One of the, if not the most sucessfull sim titles on the market is Microsoft flight sim. The reason often cited is its open structure, one that allows 3rd party expansions and a wealth of mods from a massive community. Whilst i respect SCS's decision to keep the rights to add extra platforms to the game, that does limit the response that many would be able to add to this great title. (esp given SCS's other commitments) Perhaps its time that DW was opened up to those that would evolve the title. Surely it could only help sales? :hmm:

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