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Sourceforge like service for developers

by Robert Norris · in General Discussion · 08/24/2004 (6:04 am) · 6 replies

Hi,

I am part of a group of developers and graphic artists planning to work on a game. We all have work/study commitments which makes meeting difficult. A service like sourceforge, tailored for working with TGE and TSE, would be a boon. The reason we would not want to use sourceforge is that none of the approved open source licences fits the bill.

Does anyone else feel that this could be a service offered by GarageGames?

Whatever the answer to the above question, I would appreciate suggestions as to how we could go about structuring the project on the Internet.

Regards,
Rob
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Torque Owner Nathan Martin
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#1
08/24/2004 (7:12 am)
Well sourceforge's primary reason to exist is for open source software and anything close to be BSD or GPL licensed projects hence no closed source projects are allowed there and you definately cannot do that with Torque.

About garagegames offering such services I could see that happening in the future as a pay for service. :)

Note about cannot open sourcing Torque:
It's the engine source you cannot open up, but if you want to freely give away scripts, art content, or whatever that isn't the engine source nor anything else specifically licensed to you (ex. paid for content pack) sure you can.

Torque Owner Brett Fattori
#2
08/24/2004 (7:14 am)
If you could find a server to host it on, as long as you lock up the code (and own licenses for each developer working on it) you could set up your own CVS or SVN server. That's probably the easiest/best approach.

- Brett

Torque Owner Robert Norris
#3
08/24/2004 (7:57 am)
Nathan:
It was never my intention to open source the torque engine! We also do not want to open source our code, which is exactly why sourceforge is not the answer.

A nominal fee would be acceptable. GarageGames could also see it as enabling more activity centred around the torque technology.

Brett:
You are probably right. We either have to have our own server or find a host that offers CVS or similar. We are looking into these. A sourceforge like platform offers more than CVS and Email but these extras are just 'nice to have'.

Thanks for your replies,
Rob

Torque Owner Jeff Tunnell
#4
08/24/2004 (8:34 am)
We have thought about this many times. It is a very good idea, but we have not been able to get to it. I don't think it will happen internally any time soon, but we would be willing to partner with somebody to get it done.

-Jeff Tunnell GG

Torque Owner Bil Simser
#5
08/24/2004 (12:02 pm)
I had proposed this idea way back last year I think and was going to work with GG on getting something happening. The idea didn't get going but I still believe in it however there are some technical challenges with it (depending on how it was architected i.e. should only registered users have access?). I don't have the time right now to commit to the work as I'm doing other things with Torque but would certainly like to see this come to light someday and would like to contribute in some way.

Torque Owner Matthew Freyman
#6
08/24/2004 (4:19 pm)
I agree with Brett. Im my mind, the best way is for one of the developers to set up a CVS server where everyone who is a member of the project has access. Anything above CVS, such as forums for communication and IRC chat, can easily (and cheaply) be provided from the various free board/irc services on the net. Or if you have a website for your company/project set up, throw up a BBS and IRC server, and use it for communication. There's always ICQ/AIM/YAHOO/MSN. :)

-Matt Freyman