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1. Commercial MMORPG “Ryzom” Goes Open Source

   [This is the first commercial game I can think of taking this step][link] while the game is still live. All of the Ryzom source including tools, client, and server codebases are fully open source free software. For more, [see the FAQ][link]. It sounds to me a lot like a MUD codebase, and that makes me […]...

2. Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video

   [Simultaneously taking Ogg out back and putting one it’s ear][link] and making the streaming video wars much more interesting. [Gruber’s questions][grub] are my own: Will Apple or Microsoft support VP8? And will Google support it at YouTube? [link]: http://newteevee.com/2010/04/12/google-to-open-source-vp8-for-html5-video/ “Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video” [grub]: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/12/newteevee-vp8 “Daring Fireball”...

3. Humble Indie Bundle Sells Over $1 Million, Goes Open Source

   Which so far amounts to $351,207 for charity ([EFF][eff] and [Child’s Play][child]). Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, and Penumbra Overture have pledged to go open source ([free as in ‘free speech’][speech]). There are going to be hundreds of posts trying to examine what Humble Indie Bundle “did right,” but it’s real simple: 1. Well put-together website. […]...