Impulse Weekly Roundup - March 5th

from JoeUser Forums

This week certainly seemed to go by quick, and here we are on another Friday getting ready to roundup the latest news and releases on Impulse from the past week.  The real exciting news this week was the exclusive release of Total Annihilation on Impulse.  This classic RTS has found a great home on Impulse, and will certainly lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future. 

If you have been waiting for more information about Elemental: War of Magic, then be sure to check the links below for more info on the Limited Edition box and the goodies included!

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future.
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Ooo I like the sound of that! <cough> Independence War <cough>

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting mbaron888, reply 1
lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future. Ooo I like the sound of that! <cough> Independence War <cough>
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Don't forget the Homeworld series!

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I think everything from Homeworld 1 was released as open-source.  If that is true, that means Stardock can't legally sell it.

Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting SpardaSon21, reply 3
I think everything from Homeworld 1 was released as open-source.  If that is true, that means Stardock can't legally sell it.
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That is not true at all. Open source does not mean free. It just means that the source must be distributed with the binary. Besides, they could have released the source for the game without releasing the assets (e.g. images, sounds). That's what the developers of Freespace 2 did, and you can still buy Freespace 2 legally.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

It (homeworld source) wasn't GPL'd (or released under any FOSS compatible license, i.e., it's not open source). It was released under an RDN license - free to modify/use for non-commercial use.  Relic retains the rights for the code released, and as well claims rights to use/distribute/sell anything produced with that code.

 

Since Relic changes their site organization periodically, the old links on RDN I have from DoW don't work. You can get the source, which includes the license terms, from google.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Get Bullfrog's old stuff!  I'd love to see Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper again.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Bullfrog! Populous II!