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October 3rd, 2003, 06:13 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
WOW! Dumbass Valve! 
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October 3rd, 2003, 06:31 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
Illwinter better make sure they're secure...you know that Dominions 2 is number 2 on the "Source codes to steal" list.  Actually that would be really sad. 
Why in the world would you steal source code for a game anyway? Either they find you and you lose or they don't and you still havent gained anything.
I hope this doesn't slow down the release of HL2 too much...even though my computer can't run it because my 3d card is horribly out of date.
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October 3rd, 2003, 06:32 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
Looks like thread was made yesterday and it already has 34 pages.  |
October 3rd, 2003, 06:39 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
The topic is closed now, guess it would have too many replies in a few days. [Propably thousands.]
Well why did they stole it? [Who??? I think that there is no way to figure out that who stole it.]
1. Valve was total stupid to store the source code on a comp, what was connected to the net. This is the stupidest thing what I ever heard...
2. I am almost sure, that the HL2 authentication @ Cd-key system is broken now, since the source code must contain these datas. -> This is the worst nightmare for Valve.
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October 3rd, 2003, 07:20 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
Well I'd think they could make another cd-key authentication system...and honestly I'd imagine any cd-key system they make won't exactly Last forever anyway.
But yes...storing the entire source code on a internet linked computer running Windows of all operating systems. Not that there's anything wrong with Windows except that most people use it so there's a lot of people out there finding security flaws in it.
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October 3rd, 2003, 08:48 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
Well yes, Valve is in serious trouble now...What a shame...  |
October 3rd, 2003, 09:01 PM
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Re: Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!
I agree...why couldn't this happen to some company I don't like...like Blizzard or anyone making games Microsoft distributes.
As I understand the physics engine that isn't theirs is in the code too...so that's going to hurt them.
Wow...at the half-life.net forums there have been at least 800,000 views throughout the day and 2000+ Posts. That's a lot of people.
[ October 04, 2003, 01:15: Message edited by: LordArioch ]
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