Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by madeofpalk on Thursday May 04, 2017 @02:23AM (#14262885)

> It's not normal source code.

...its not?

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by jpgvm on Thursday May 04, 2017 @02:48AM (#14263005)

No. It's not.

Chiefly because Starcraft is not a normal game.

This is a game that defined a cultural generation in South Korea, established e-sports singlehandedly and in many ways made the RTS genre what it is today.

It should be archived. Even if it can never be released due to copyright or other legal nonsense it shouldn't be left to a commercial entity to ensure it survives.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by Scea91 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @05:56AM (#14263721)

So, if I were an influential person, should my private diaries also be made public, even though I have no wish to share them?

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by qb45 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @07:26AM (#14264036)

I have a bad news for you: this is usually exactly what happens.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by sneak on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:20AM (#14263802)

After one's death, it's no longer their business what happens to their secrets. One has no dog in the race any longer.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by Scea91 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:56AM (#14263921)

Sure, but AFAIK Blizzard is not dead yet.

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