<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xhfgva Dbtref" <whfgvaNzyfgbqnl.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:25:16 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 02ae01bf79a0$56999fe0$5bd172cf@SPAWN2000 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.BSF.4.21.0002171256260.19781-100000#shell9,ba.best.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:justin#mlstoday,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00402.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00403.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00397.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00407.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00404">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00404">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00404">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Justin Rogers" <<A HREF="mailto:justin#mlstoday,com">justin#mlstoday,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:40:14 -0800</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> [No Quotes because this is original thought] The codebases that are currently out and that have protective licenses have them for a reason. Somebody spent their time and their effort to create that code and though you may come along later to in turn put in your time and effort I had the original idea and thus I get to set the limits. So griping about existing codebases isn't the issue. What we should be doing is griping about new codebases and the lack thereof. New codebases should be created with the allowance that future developers are allowed to accept donations on the part of their continued work. These codebases could also ask for a donation of say 5% of the donations received so that they can continue their work. Kind of like an MLM for MUDs, but it is all performed via donations... My crowning idea for making money on a MUD isn't asking for donations for playing, but asking for players to pay to achieve certain things. For instance: a house... To get a house a player would have to design the house on paper and all objects in that house. They would then submit that to the mud designers who would in turn build his house in the db along with the objects and that player would be charged for that item. If a player wanted a unique weapon created and then added to his player then he would describe the weapon, give its stats, and finally submit that to the MUD designers. The only nexus on this would be that the designer gets to choose the level. So a newbie paying for a big custom weapon doesn't always work. I even think some other things that might be neat would be a quest that you have to pay for to enter, but that has a purse of say 50% of all entry fees. The quest would take approximately two weeks and the winner would receive say $100 and so would the MUD developers. Why wouldn't players pay for this kind of stuff. I think they might. - Justin Rogers, CEO DigiTec Web Consultants _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00407" HREF="msg00407.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00397" HREF="msg00397.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00402.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00403.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00397.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00407.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00404"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00404"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00381" HREF="msg00381.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 18:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00382" HREF="msg00382.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 18:37 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00389" HREF="msg00389.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Kristen L. Koster <a href="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 20:47 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00397" HREF="msg00397.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 23:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00404" HREF="msg00404.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Justin Rogers <a href="mailto:justin#mlstoday,com">justin#mlstoday,com</a>, Fri 18 Feb 2000, 03:25 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00407" HREF="msg00407.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 18 Feb 2000, 05:03 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 18 Feb 2000, 05:59 GMT </LI> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00405" HREF="msg00405.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Fri 18 Feb 2000, 04:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00411" HREF="msg00411.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 18 Feb 2000, 07:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>