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Laws for a roleplay server

Samstag, 20. August 2005

An online roleplay server is a place where many people come together. And like every place in the world a roleplay server needs some rules if there are more then a certain number of people.
It is no easy task to compile a set of “laws” for a virtual gaming space, cause the expectations, possibilitys and limitations differ very heavily from what we experience in our everyday life.

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Importance of races and factions

Samstag, 20. August 2005

Why are races so important in roleplaying games? What are “factions” used for in online multiplayer roleplaying games? What are the pro’s and con’s?

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GPL summary

Samstag, 20. August 2005

When hanging out in chatrooms that are about Open Source development I often notice dicussions about the GPL and people that take part in this discussions but obviously haven’t read the GPL.
Ok, it is a boring read for some and that is why I have compiled a short summary of the GPL to give people an impression of what are the basic ideas.

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