[game_preservation] Kickstarting the IGDA Preservation SIG

[Andreas Lange]

Kieron Wilkinson schrieb:

> Hi Greg,

> 

> I totally agree that source code preservation is important, I have 

> spoken to the guys at Remain In Play (www.remaininplay.com) who are 

> indeed doing that already, and I think (please correct me if I am wrong 

> Andreas) that DiGA (www.digitalgamearchive.org) is interested in this also.


besides the binaries we would be intersted in the source code as well. 
but haven't collect the source code so far.
I agree, the source code is an important item to preserve. and gregs' 
examples are underlining this..
@kieron: have you invited the remaininplay people to this SIG? I wonder 
how they get the source codes. were the codes just available or did they 
approache the "source code holders"? their experiences could be valuable...

andreas


> 

> I had actually not considered IP attacks being motivation for not 

> releasing source code. Is more likely something for large companies with 

> large IP portfolios (and large amounts of cash) to worry about? With the 

> crazyness that appears to be happening in the IP world at the moment, I 

> can see their point, not that I agree with it!

>