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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source (www.gamingonlinux.com)

submitted 1 day ago by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://no.lastname.nz/post/1917886

Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source. The source has been around for a while but now it's all proper.

From the announcement they said:

Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students, teachers, and developers so they can study it, learn from it, and, perhaps most importantly, play it.

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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago (7 children)

By following the links in the article

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (6 children)

Sorry, didn't realize only an excerpt was posted here. That's on me.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

Maybe it's lazy, but I always ask for people to post things in the comments that are in the article, so I don't have to read the article.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Or maybe...it's Maybelline???

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

Yes that's it :D

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