Stop Killing Games

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[EU] Stop Killing Games:

The grassroots movement to regulate that games be left in a playable state after publisher support ceases.

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(41.13%) Petition

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Current: 4,746 signatures weekly

Target: 22,692 signatures weekly

Safe Target: 23,038 signatures weekly

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(53.47%) of the signatures will be reached at this rate.

183 days / 26 weeks / 6 months left.

Final Day: 31/7/2025.

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Some people just defend the status quo. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Who's talking server side code? just releasing the compiled server binary should be enough. Just like games typically are released as binaries and assets, and not as source code.

Can you decompile the server binary? Yes you can! But you can also decompile the game to work without the server or with a makeshift server. Either is just a lot of work that few people are willing to do.

Protecting the server code is rather useless if the game can be cracked, since then you can also play the game for '0.00 €$'.