In addition, I am a huge advocate of open source and, by extension, adamantly opposed to anything involving DRM.
The $10,000 goal has been surpassed but I'm throwing $25 ("all to artists") in the hat anyway. It is my hope that the organizers will, as much as they possibly can, let the world know that this project was a success and encourage others to do the same. This is an awesome idea and I hope that others copy it.
I have no real desire for the "DRM-free copy of the Gap Monsters and 4 Horsemen Original Soundtrack" that I am being rewarded with and am happy to instead give it to someone who would like to have it but is unable to contribute for whatever reason -- first come, first serve; just post a reply below.
Side note: it wasn't obvious in the least (call it a "UI issue") but I am assuming (hoping) that my credit card details were sent over an encrypted connection.
EDIT: Okay, new rule: If you want "my copy", please leave a reply to this comment (so that others know that it's been claimed and don't waste their time) and send me a PGP encrypted e-mail (see my profile). I'll reply with a link where you can download it. Thanks.
[1] The GameDev Garage Sale - http://garage.commonly.cc/
I think this is a really cool idea, and I hope they succeed and more indies (or big studios) actually do things like this. It could lead to some amazing spin-off games from small time devs.
I had some problems when I wanted to pledge earlier in that I just went to the bottom, put in my number and hit credit card and nothing happened. ( safari, with no obvious js errors in console. )
If you could get Mario/Tetris rom/sprites uncopyrighted then that would be truly awesome. Things which no longer make a profit but sadly still cannot legally be used for fan works etc.
Of course I know that getting big names on board would be very difficult but just my thoughts on the matter.
edit: OK, I've been down-voted a couple of times for this. I'd be interested to know why. I'm maybe not being supportive enough of something just starting out?
Personally although I think it's an awesome idea I will not be donating as I don't know any of the names or particularly want to donate money to these artists. Much better art is already in public domain without the artists wanting money to release it (much like open-source software).
Well, the video is more than a little hyperbolic, but I like the idea and am glad the funding goal was reached.
Blender used to be proprietary software, and when their company went bankrupt, they crowdfunded 100,000 euros to release their code as open-source. This was a decade ago. Blender is now the most popular open-source 3D animation software today.
