[Ryzom.org] Ryzom becomes Free Software

[Xavier Antoviaque]

Hi,

I write to you today to share an exciting news - almost four years after
the initial Ryzom.org initiative, Ryzom has just been released as Free
Software by Winch Gate.

I realize a lot has happened in four years, but I believe this is a
great news for Free Software, and a confirmation and recognition that
all our efforts back then were worth it.

So, I wanted to take the time to thank you all again for what you
contributed to do - there is no question this wouldn't happen today
without what you did in 2006.

And if you are still interested in helping out, Winch Gate has just
opened a website for the new Free Software project. Here is also a copy
of their announcement:


        Ryzom is now the first commercial MMORPG completely Open Source
        and the Free Software Foundation joins us in this initiative. If
        you don't know what open source software is, you'll find an
        explanation on wikipedia.
        
        The whole source code of Ryzom (client, server and tools) is now
        under the GNU AGPLv3 Open Source license.
        
        But we go further! We have also made available all the Ryzom art
        (textures, 3D objects, animations, particle effects) under the
        Creative Common Attribution-Share Alike license.
        
        For you as a Ryzom player, nothing changes. The game continues
        to be pay-to-play to help pay for the cost of development and
        running of Ryzom. Your financial support is essential for us and
        it's only thanks to you that Ryzom is still alive today. The
        game will continue to be developed by the same team as today.
        
        If you are a developer, you can now take the source code and/or
        the art assets of Ryzom to make your own MMORPG or any other
        project.
        
        Ryzom free art asset portal
        Ryzom free development portal
        
        We rely on you to spread this news as widely as possible around
        you, on blogs, forums, digg, Reddit, facebook, ...
        
        You can read the full Press Release here.


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