RAWA wrote:
I see many questions in this thread that I don't know the answers to. As I said in an earlier thread, I've been out of this loop for almost two years - and when I moved onto other projects, the open source idea wasn't on the table, so I simply cannot answer the questions that are being raised. I will collect the questions and pass them by Rand and MarkD, and provide any answers I can when I can.
I will also pass on apparent consensus that you (at least those who've written on the topic) are ok with having things that cannot be released ripped out and handed off rather than waiting for them to be rewritten, even if it means it won't work at all when initially provided.
One question I can answer, sort of: When is "soon"? "Soon" is a highly-technical term here at Cyan. It means later than "Now" but before "Someday". In this case, it means that someone's spare cycles are being spent on it. Given the nature of "spare cycles", there is no set timetable. It'll get done when it gets done.
The complete scale goes something like this: Now, Very Soon, Soon, Later Than Soon, Sooner Than Later, Later, Much Later, Eventually, Someday, Forget It
Hope that helps.
I just wanted to throw in my two cents. The update is another step in proving (to me at least) that you (RAWA) are better prepared to deal with our rantings and questions than any other previous community manager.
Now the tangent of what is going to be open and what isn't is not a big issue for me. I would be more than happy to just have the plasma code and the game code. Sure having the prp structure layed out for us would be a bonus, but I see no need for the Uru content to be given out.
I do understand the argument that "Open Source Uru" would imply that the entire game would be open sourced, but is that what is most important here? Perhaps just calling it Open Uru (A bit more vague) would be better?