D12-Dev / OpenWorld

A Free Multiplayer Mod For Rimworld
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Explain why it is closed source #66

Open imagitama opened 8 months ago

imagitama commented 8 months ago

Thanks for making this mod. People have raised that it is closed source and asked to open it (issues #31 and #18) and your response was that it was decided to close it from the start but you haven't given any reasons for it other than "we decided to do it":

It's a decision that was decided since the begining of the project and will stay put until it becomes too hard for one person to manage or I just change my opinion. There are various reasons for it to remain this way for now. Source

I'm sorry to say, but the source code is not available for download, since the project is a private work of mine Source

Can you please explain why you made this decision?

I would like to contribute to this mod with new features like others want to but it is impossible without opening it up. There is also a high risk that the mod gets abandoned like every other mod ever made.

Looking at your Discord you even ask for contribution which you shouldn't even need to if it were open source:

Please be aware we are looking for active developers who can dedicate some time to helping us further continue the mod. Source