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Linux app makes Xbox net gaming a reality | |
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| Time: 11:24 EST/16:24 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Next year's launch of Microsoft's network gaming service for Xbox has been pre-empted by an open source/Linux development, Xbox Gateway. Bill is no doubt absolutely ecstatic about this, but he can console himself with the thought that at least all the work XboxGW has put into the system is on the outside - the box itself remains unsullied by viral GPL-related stuff. | ||
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| #1 By 1868 (141.133.144.204) at 11/26/2001 12:11:40 PM |
| I don't understand it, but then again its from England so I guess we're not supposed to understand it. |
| #2 By 116 (129.116.86.41) at 11/26/2001 1:05:15 PM |
| Whatever, the GPL is exactly that. I won't ever touch it. Its a ploy to decommercialize the software industry. I for one enjoy the right to sell my software for whatever price I choose. As a developer if anything the GPL limits my options. It purports to be for the "people" but in actuality it exists solely for the developers. Why on earth would my grandmother need to look at source code? Fear, uncertainty, doubt? Hardly, try cold hard facts. |
| #3 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/26/2001 1:29:12 PM |
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The BSD license guarantees that the source will remain open and cannot be used by a company without publishing the source in turn themselves. Stallman(and TickleMeElmo) has been trying to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt about it.
The difference between the BSD license and the GPL, is that the BSD license is truly free and does not require a developer to do anything with regards to his/her own value-add work. The FSF wants to, through the use of the GPL, restrict the rights and freedoms of developers. The FSF ideal world is one where all software development is funded by the Federal Government by way of your tax dollars. It's socialism in it's most pure form. |
| #4 By 1845 (207.173.73.201) at 11/26/2001 6:06:02 PM |
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When KFC reveals the Colonel's secret formula, we find out what is in McDonald's Big Mac special sauce, and Coke and Pepsi tell us how to make their products at home, I'll begin to consider writing code via GPL.
In other industries - pharmecutical, semi conductor, food, etc. - companies are not under pressure to reveal their trade secrets. Why should a software company reveal its trade secrets. If I produce a sort algorithm for any data type of initially random or not so random data that runs in order n time, why shouldn't I keep it for myself and have others pay me for the use of it (in obfuscated binary form, of course)? GPL is a model the some companies choose. We'll see whether those companies can succeed. So far as I can see, the "proprietary", "closed" software based companies make far more money and have far more customers than those who have completely "open", "standards" based architectures. GPL aside, I'm glad someone wrote an app like this. It will help XBOX get established in the marketplace. It should also spur Microsoft on to produce a better offtering as far as online XBOX-based gaming. This looks like competition and I'm glad for it. |
| #5 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 11/26/2001 6:20:31 PM |
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Good point #8.
There is a purpose to open source software, most assuredly. I do not wish to imply that there isn't. I just do not believe that all software should be GPL'ed and feel those people who propose that license are in effect rather selfish but from more of a leech point of view. Open source licensing is not something one can base a software companies business model from. One can look at the history of VA Linux as prime example of this. The other companies which have been moderately successful with open source operate from a dual license perspective. i.e. they have one version they give away, another they sell that is more featureful, etc. The main reason many companies release stuff under an open source license is primarily because they simply don't want to be responsible for, or support the software. |
| #6 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/27/2001 1:57:01 PM |
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That doesn't make sense #13.
#14. True. Actually I think one of the problems that the GPL has caused is now a large number of people expect all software to be free. It's actually much worse than it sounds. It's not just that the software should be free, it's an attitude of attaching absolutely no value to the contributions of developers. I've been doing open source software for years, long before I had heard of GNU and the GPL. Occasionally you get nice feedback from people, "Hey that's great!" But more and more frequently these days you simply receive complaints "Your program sucks!" Yet there is nothing better out there, and these people don't offer to write their own solution. I've been seeing this phenomena more and more frequently with a lot of projects. I know it's caused a lot of developers to give up on projects. |
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