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Dulan · 08-22-2004, 11:33 PM

It's the only objective method I have found to define 'free' vs 'non-free' MUDs.

Any other definition has too many shades of grey. This is the -only- black and white definition I have ever found for a particular MUD.

Unfortunately, this always ends up starting a flame war. People who have vested interests in making their MUD perceived as a "free" MUD when it is not always jump all over the definition.

I'm more then willing to talk about it with -anyone- to refine it. As it is, it's "rough". But, unfortunately, one side always flames the crap out of it with no real reasoning behind their flames, and the other side always says, "Great idea!".

I suppose that does say -something- about that definition of 'free', as it is an objective way of defining free, and no holes can easily be poked in it. MUDs that accept donations with no benefits still fall under free, MUDs that try to get cash from players don't.

08-22-2004, 11:33 PM	#85
Dulan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 354	It's the only objective method I have found to define 'free' vs 'non-free' MUDs. Any other definition has too many shades of grey. This is the -only- black and white definition I have ever found for a particular MUD. Unfortunately, this always ends up starting a flame war. People who have vested interests in making their MUD perceived as a "free" MUD when it is not always jump all over the definition. I'm more then willing to talk about it with -anyone- to refine it. As it is, it's "rough". But, unfortunately, one side always flames the crap out of it with no real reasoning behind their flames, and the other side always says, "Great idea!". I suppose that does say -something- about that definition of 'free', as it is an objective way of defining free, and no holes can easily be poked in it. MUDs that accept donations with no benefits still fall under free, MUDs that try to get cash from players don't.