I appreciate the sentiment, but from my own personal point of view I find it frustrating.
I regard the Blitz and Darkbasic scenes as 'non-professional', even the titles which are being sold through idigicon. I hope no-one takes offense at this, I don't mean to suggest the games are poor, I just mean that they're not dealt with in the same manner as commercial releases. I personally deal with the amateur comic scene, which I regard in a similar light, and it's nice whenever something comes along which can be of benefit to the amateur communities.
However, because a lot of Blitzers hope for their title to be sold upon completion, quite justifiably, it cripples the ability to use a tool with a license such as this. I find this frustrating :) I personally don't intend to make any games to sell for profit, but I realise there's little point in pursuing a file format with such restrictive legal ramifications. Sucks. ^^
I regard the Blitz and Darkbasic scenes as 'non-professional', even the titles which are being sold through idigicon. I hope no-one takes offense at this, I don't mean to suggest the games are poor, I just mean that they're not dealt with in the same manner as commercial releases. I personally deal with the amateur comic scene, which I regard in a similar light, and it's nice whenever something comes along which can be of benefit to the amateur communities.
However, because a lot of Blitzers hope for their title to be sold upon completion, quite justifiably, it cripples the ability to use a tool with a license such as this. I find this frustrating :) I personally don't intend to make any games to sell for profit, but I realise there's little point in pursuing a file format with such restrictive legal ramifications. Sucks. ^^