On 12/19/06, Jonathon Conte <thesicktwist@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> For those that have not heard, the software company that developed Ryzom,
> a
> MMORPG, has declared bankruptcy and must auction off all of its assets
> including the game. A group of Ryzom players, Ryzom developers, and fans
> of
> free (libre) software has organized an effort to raise funds and start a
> not-for-profit organization, the Free Ryzom Campaign, that intends to
> purchase the rights to Ryzom and release the _entire_ game (client,
> server,
> artwork, music, etc) as free software. This is a vast undertaking but a
> similar feat was attempted (and achieved) with Blender.
>
> As it stands, there are very few 3D, multi-player games in
> free-software-land. While games are certainly not the cornerstone of home
> computing, the lack of quality games for Linux is often cited as one of
> its
> current weaknesses on the desktop PC. The Free Ryzom Campaign has
> presented
> us with a golden opportunity to not only set a large amount of software
> free
> to the world to ensure its ongoing availability and development, but to
> make
> the free software desktop even more appealing for ourselves and others to
> use. Even the Free Software Foundation sees the immense benefit this
> effort
> could have if it succeeds and has pledged to donate $60,000 to the
> campaign.
>
> If you are a gamer or merely a computer user who appreciates the liberties
> that free software grants you, check out the Free Ryzom Campaign website
> [http://www.ryzom.org/] and consider making a donation.
>
> Jonathon
While I find this to be a noble cause, I have to laugh as they have no hope
and anyone dumping money into this mess is insane.
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