[Sheepy]

Also, make sure you know what GS are going to do once they get it, cause you never know, they may **** us over

[Unknown Target]

So what about us??? Will WE, the Freespace community, that has given so much time to the game, be able to still download the new exes, as soon as they're released?

I don't think it would be fair to screw us over, and make us get everything a week or a month later. What's the situation with that? Will we still be able to download the EXEs as soon as they're released, from the HLP forum?

[karajorma]

Of course we will. Steak already said that putting up stuff on the subscriber servers first wouldn't work.

[Kazan]

and if they're like "you can only release builds when 'blah blah blah'" then they'll get the middle finger from us

[karajorma]

Exactly.

[kasperl]

look, if gamespy ****s us up, will migrate to the VWBB, and just keep some **** here, and make it look like we're active.

[Sheepy]

Noyou just make sure you know exactly what they plan to do about every thing before you give them a single thing.

Its common sense really

[kasperl]

well, you can never be to sure. and for hosting, i wouldn't mind mygrating, really.

[Hippo]

Im a bit late, but what if the subscribers got the initial release early, but after that, the new EXEs were just released publically?

[WMCoolmon]

You may make copies of the Software for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use and to give to friends and acquaintances on a
[glow=red]no cost noncommercial basis[/i][/u][/glow].
This limited right to copy the Software expressly excludes any copying or distribution of the Software on a commercial basis, including, without limitation, bundling the product with any other product or service and any give away of the Software in connection with another product or service.

[Setekh]

Indeed. Even if public users will get the downloads later, part of what the subscribers pay for is early exclusives. I am certain that this would be a breach of the copyright license.

[redmenace]

we don't know if that many people are going to interested in FS2 much less FS2_OPEN or I should say the SCP.

[WMCoolmon]

There will be quite a few people, methinks. There aren't all that many free space-sims available (legally ) online.

[karajorma]

Considering that I've seen posts from 30-40 people using the hobbled HotU version I'm sure we'd see more for a full install. And that's just posts. More people would be downloading the game but not saying anything for months if ever.

[Gloriano]

there is way to release it legaly  but that one is very hard to cross

[Setekh]

What's that, HIG?

[Gloriano]

i dig more because if i say it now it could more harm than good
so i searching more so when i say that way it's legaly fine release FS2

[Flipside]

Hmmmmm... it seems to me that what subscribers are paying for is membership of GameSpy, early access to software is a 'perk' as well as higher download speeds. I would have suspected the main problem would be if the download was only available to members on an exclusive basis, which it wouldn't be, simply earlier. I just wish there was a way we could get [V]'s opinion on this.

Flipside

[Gloriano]

just go to VWBB and make stupid thread what [V] is doing and someone answers;)

[Galemp]

I'm pretty sure the Subscribers thing falls under the 'packaging with another service' clause.

But all of this is irrelevant unless we find out who owns the rights. THEY will be the ones to raise a fuss. If we can find out, we should talk it over with them, and get the lowdown on all this. At the very least we may be able to convince them to re-release a white label 'bargain bin' edition, with maybe an inside-cover insert advertising the SCP, like they did with PXO on the original game box.