10-01-2026, 08:31 PM
Hey Haxus!
So glad to finally hear some updates.
I hope you've been well?
I also hope I'm not overstepping here, but I would like to implore you explore other options than letting Andar Aevaneur head up the project. He's already been creating a lot of friction within the community. Having an arbiter or gatekeeper who isn't a trusted a member of the community seems like a pretty bad idea. And from what Andar has been saying he's planning to do, just isn't feasible. You can't give someone just a small part of the code. A potential contributor would need the broader project, to be able to test and compile their changes. And that's just the icing on the cake. I'm sure others have more to add.
Personally, my hope would be that you'd consider open sourcing the project for everyone to participate. And let people create their own forks of the repo.
I understand you wish to protect the project from anyone else gaining monetary value from it, which is perfectly reasonably, there are plenty of licenses out there that disallow commercial usage, and that any forks created must follow the same license.
We have a lot of talented and willing people in the community who wants nothing but contribute to this game and it's longevity. As was the original goal of OpenShores.
But unfortunately, I'm not sure how many would be willing to work under Andar, and with his proposed rules/workflows.
If you do prefer to have a gatekeeper to keep access to the source restricted, I personally feel like Deantwo would be a better pick, as he's well known within the community. And has held trusted positions in the past.
Thank you!
So glad to finally hear some updates.
I hope you've been well?
I also hope I'm not overstepping here, but I would like to implore you explore other options than letting Andar Aevaneur head up the project. He's already been creating a lot of friction within the community. Having an arbiter or gatekeeper who isn't a trusted a member of the community seems like a pretty bad idea. And from what Andar has been saying he's planning to do, just isn't feasible. You can't give someone just a small part of the code. A potential contributor would need the broader project, to be able to test and compile their changes. And that's just the icing on the cake. I'm sure others have more to add.
Personally, my hope would be that you'd consider open sourcing the project for everyone to participate. And let people create their own forks of the repo.
I understand you wish to protect the project from anyone else gaining monetary value from it, which is perfectly reasonably, there are plenty of licenses out there that disallow commercial usage, and that any forks created must follow the same license.
We have a lot of talented and willing people in the community who wants nothing but contribute to this game and it's longevity. As was the original goal of OpenShores.
But unfortunately, I'm not sure how many would be willing to work under Andar, and with his proposed rules/workflows.
If you do prefer to have a gatekeeper to keep access to the source restricted, I personally feel like Deantwo would be a better pick, as he's well known within the community. And has held trusted positions in the past.
Thank you!