Open Sourcing?
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I think you're right about PHP.
If I were to embark on this journey (assuming I can learn to program well), I'd go with more or less the same HTML5 (with JavaScript) front-end, and either a Python or Node.js back-end, only because I have heard awful things about PHP, and I'd rather code in a language I might want to use again.
I just love HTML5, because Shockwave is crash-happy and despises Linux. (The game itself is stable as anything, but the plugin freezes my computer like you can't believe.)
If I were to embark on this journey (assuming I can learn to program well), I'd go with more or less the same HTML5 (with JavaScript) front-end, and either a Python or Node.js back-end, only because I have heard awful things about PHP, and I'd rather code in a language I might want to use again.
I just love HTML5, because Shockwave is crash-happy and despises Linux. (The game itself is stable as anything, but the plugin freezes my computer like you can't believe.)
Hmm...Python? That's an interesting choice! I love HTML as well, and Shockwave also freezes my computer pretty badly at times. Plus, I can't even log in most of the time without getting disconnected.
This discussion is actually making me excited... I don't know why, but it is... Can you imagine being able to play Fireworks on your iPad or another touch screen device? I can imagine it'd be difficult, but it's exciting to even think about
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This discussion is actually making me excited... I don't know why, but it is... Can you imagine being able to play Fireworks on your iPad or another touch screen device? I can imagine it'd be difficult, but it's exciting to even think about
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Hmm...Python? That's an interesting choice! I love HTML as well, and Shockwave also freezes my computer pretty badly at times. Plus, I can't even log in most of the time without getting disconnected.
This discussion is actually making me excited... I don't know why, but it is... Can you imagine being able to play Fireworks on your iPad or another touch screen device? I can imagine it'd be difficult, but it's exciting to even think about...
This discussion is actually making me excited... I don't know why, but it is... Can you imagine being able to play Fireworks on your iPad or another touch screen device? I can imagine it'd be difficult, but it's exciting to even think about
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But yeah, this is an exciting thought. Not overly unrealistic, either; Nick did manage to do a lot of what was necessary. It had most of the needed functionality, as far as I know, even if it was buggy. MyVMK happened, and that looked impossible a year or so ago. It will take time, but it's possible that someone comes around and makes it happen.
MyVMK is an incredible achievement, but I don't think it's the endgame for VMK retros.
Here's one good reason. 1: If Amy open-sources it then everyone and their dog will be able to create their own VMK remake. If/when that happens all that does is opens the door to dividing the community. I'd rather have the majority of people on a server under good management than 20 other private servers run by who knows. Whether they be good or bad developers it doesn't matter, we don't NEED a bunch of other servers going. If that happens what's the point of putting in time and effort on this specific remake, we're all already here, there's no point.
"It's only fair." Everyone can shut their mouth about something being fair. Don't divide the community, Amy is doing a fine job.
The ONLY justifiable reason I see for Amy open-sourcing it is when she moves on from this project. However, that's also contingent upon her deciding to entrust the continuation of this project with another developer. By the time that happens i'm pretty sure she'll have found someone.
@"What if Disney shuts this down, the source code will be lost 5ever." Really, if anyone uses that argument... listen, if Disney wanted to shut this down they would have done it with OVMK. If you (not pointing the finger at anyone specifically, this is just how most people think) really believe that Disney is blind to the fact that over the last several MONTHS two remakes have occurred, you're pretty naive. The fact alone that OVMK is indexed higher than VMK itself SPEAKS for itself. Disney isn't stupid, they're well aware of the fact that this is happening and as long as Amy doesn't attempt to make big buck$ off this we're fine.
The above can apply to even a larger game, RuneScape. Tons and tons of private servers exist and the only ones that have ever been shut down were those that plastered "Donate" all over their site. I play on RSPS's for Castle Wars and they have tons of people on them, the makers accept donations but they never ask for it. Point is, Jagex doesn't give a ******** about all the RSPS's that exist.
Disney doesn't care that oVMK or MyVMK exists. If anything they're pleased to see a successful remake is sustaining itself and pleasing those who play it.
"It's only fair." Everyone can shut their mouth about something being fair. Don't divide the community, Amy is doing a fine job.
The ONLY justifiable reason I see for Amy open-sourcing it is when she moves on from this project. However, that's also contingent upon her deciding to entrust the continuation of this project with another developer. By the time that happens i'm pretty sure she'll have found someone.
@"What if Disney shuts this down, the source code will be lost 5ever." Really, if anyone uses that argument... listen, if Disney wanted to shut this down they would have done it with OVMK. If you (not pointing the finger at anyone specifically, this is just how most people think) really believe that Disney is blind to the fact that over the last several MONTHS two remakes have occurred, you're pretty naive. The fact alone that OVMK is indexed higher than VMK itself SPEAKS for itself. Disney isn't stupid, they're well aware of the fact that this is happening and as long as Amy doesn't attempt to make big buck$ off this we're fine.
The above can apply to even a larger game, RuneScape. Tons and tons of private servers exist and the only ones that have ever been shut down were those that plastered "Donate" all over their site. I play on RSPS's for Castle Wars and they have tons of people on them, the makers accept donations but they never ask for it. Point is, Jagex doesn't give a ******** about all the RSPS's that exist.
Disney doesn't care that oVMK or MyVMK exists. If anything they're pleased to see a successful remake is sustaining itself and pleasing those who play it.
I feel as if an open-source of MyVMK would bring a community together; knowing that Amy is the original developer of the reversed-engineered server, the only thing releasing it could possibly do is make a community larger, and in a way... divided. Open-sourcing the server would ensure a long-lasting lifetime of Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom which we've all missed. If, for some reason, MyVMK was indefinitely shut down, where would we go? No where... which is why I believe it's rather important that it is open-sourced.
This is basically how I feel.
It would stink to have fragmented servers, but at the same time, I think differentiation would be nice. (Just imagine a freebuild server.) Beyond that, I just like open source in general -- I use GNU/Linux for everything other than MyVMK (because Adobe is evil). Having the server-side code would enable people to step forward and maybe take the first steps towards a fully-realized HTML5 client (which is 100 percent attainable).
It would stink to have fragmented servers, but at the same time, I think differentiation would be nice. (Just imagine a freebuild server.) Beyond that, I just like open source in general -- I use GNU/Linux for everything other than MyVMK (because Adobe is evil). Having the server-side code would enable people to step forward and maybe take the first steps towards a fully-realized HTML5 client (which is 100 percent attainable).