How exactly is this incompatible with it being open source? Being open source does not mean that you have to accept contributions from others, nor is it incompatible with making a decent living especially when the game is free as in free beer anyways.
True, but they would have to deal with increased competition and market diversity due to anyone being able to fork their vision and putting their own spin on it.
This is (arguably) great for the consumer, but as a fellow creator I understand their reluctance to open source their baby.
While I am absolutely an advocate of OSS and I do wish Tarn would go for it, the basic thing is that they dont want to and they love what they do, so deal with it, it's their game.
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How exactly is this incompatible with it being open source? Being open source does not mean that you have to accept contributions from others, nor is it incompatible with making a decent living especially when the game is free as in free beer anyways.
True, but they would have to deal with increased competition and market diversity due to anyone being able to fork their vision and putting their own spin on it.
This is (arguably) great for the consumer, but as a fellow creator I understand their reluctance to open source their baby.
I don't think it's about making a "great game", I think it's about making "their game", flaws and all.
Yep, they have said this countless times.
While I am absolutely an advocate of OSS and I do wish Tarn would go for it, the basic thing is that they dont want to and they love what they do, so deal with it, it's their game.