[tomw1808]

I am speechless.

The most vile gaming company I know. The most beloved game I ever played.

Now, Open source ... from them? How? Why? Marketing gag or a step in the right direction?

But then, OpenRA has existed for a while - does that mean its getting even better?

Where is this going?

[sho_hn]

EA and Open Source isn't completely alien. Their C++ standard library EASTL was open sourced long ago and is a historically quite important and influential codebase in the history of C++'s evolution.

They've also open sourced and patent-pledged a bunch of gaming-relatee accessibility tech over the years.

And of course Micropolis/SimCity.

My advice is to celebrate the successes of large corporates in this regard very hard and often - this provides backup to the champions on the inside.

[tomw1808]

> My advice is to celebrate the successes of large corporates in this regard very hard and often - this provides backup to the champions on the inside.

I am wondering what the metrics / KPIs are they are tracking to see if open sourcing something is a success or not. Can't be just "sales went up for retro games when we open sourced" - there must be something like community reception and retention, general acceptance or whatever...

But yes, I agree. Let's celebrate this and hope for more.

[Macha]

The official stated reason is to make life easier for modders, for the steam workshop mods in their latest releases.