[jameskmonger]

Would anyone be interested in participating in a open-source server? Just checking how much interest there is.

[Fantastic]

Open-Source server? May you explain what that is.

[jameskmonger]

It'd be a server that everybody can contribute code to, obviously the server would have a few managers to check the code before it is added, but everyone can download/use the server, and everyone can improve the server

[Dripac]

No, why should someone work for your server, if he can make his own with the same gamemode?

[TheArcher]

There could be people who will just download without doing anything to it.

[jameskmonger]

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Originally Posted by Dripac No, why should someone work for your server, if he can make his own with the same gamemode?

"your server"? I personally wouldn't use the server, I would check the code that goes into it, yet anyone who wants to use the server can use it. I wouldn't use the server, and would contribute a lot of code into it.

[FireCat]

Isn't that releasing the game mode?
Take an example, the godfather... 'Everyone' is using it and editing the names of it...
There you have it.

[jameskmonger]

Open-source projects work well with lots of other communities, clearly nobody wants to put effort in without getting anything in return. Look at Y-Less, he contributes tonnes to the community, all that a single person would contribute to this would be a feature or two yet everyone seems to get so worked up about it.

[Mauzen]

Open-source software projects often are even better than private ones. The problem with dooing this in samp is the giant amount of kids, open-source needs at least a basic level of maturity and scripting knowledge to work out.
I like that idea, but indeed people will just come by to steal parts or the whole script for their own server, or some kids without any knowledge of project developement would mess the whole script. So the project looses any kind of specialness (see godfather and other famous released scripts) and its concept wouldnt work out. Better do a closed group project, only with participants that you personally approved.

I would like to see what develops out of it, but unfortunately I wouldnt expect much beacause of these reasons.

[TheArcher]

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Originally Posted by Mauzen Better do a closed group project, only with participants that you personally approved.

Of course if you can find someone who has enough experience on PAWN & most important thing is the maturity.