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hobbe...@aol.com  writes:
> What would be the plausibility of individual programmers being able to
> sell new Quake worlds to BBS's and Quake Server companies?  New worlds and
> new themes could be specifically designed by a Quake C programmer. 
> Servers would need to change thier "worlds" or upgrade them ( e.g. adding
> levels, weapons, new monsters and sounds, etc.) to stay competitive with
> other servers.  This could create contract assignments between the Server
> companies and the programmers.  Eventually, given enough contracts, a
> programmer could actually create a company revolving strictly around the
> creation of this one need.  
> 
> But what would be stopping this?  Would there still be non-profit making
> agreement held to us by ID, or will the open architecture of Quake and the
> way they are handling it do away with all of that?
> 
> Replies to this subject are welcome.
> 
> 
	Originally I thought this sort of thing was gonna
happen, but apparently id has some plan to make it so that you
won't be able to sell what ya make. We'll see.

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