Thread: Breaking Extensions so much
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Yesterday, 12:35 #51Paul Grosse
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Yesterday, 20:11 #52
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Like SilentRuin, I add licenses to my extensions, and I distribute them unencrypted and invite others to look at my code.
I added licenses after I read your referenced post about licenses. I hadn't thought about that previously, as I'm sure most devs don't, and probably people who aren't devs by trade have no idea how IP works. So thanks for that post.
I use the GNU GPL, which will let someone take over if I vaporize.
If I ever plan on leaving FG, I will look for someone to take over. And I'd contact SmiteWorks to tell them they're free to transition my extensions to someone else.
Not everyone does that, unfortunately. I've looked at various extension code bases, and I rarely see a license.
Maybe we could have a forum where extension devs could post their desire for the fate of their extensions if they become orphaned.
Maybe SmiteWorks could have an extension developer agreement that covers this. And require some kind of license be attached to extensions to cover orphans.
We could come up with something to help prevent extension limbo.Add feature suggestions for Savage Worlds to Fantasy Grounds Feature Request.
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Yesterday, 22:43 #53
You know all this negative feeling I have and others have probably needs a reminder that extensions while no easy feat to maintain, still give power that FGU will likely never provide for us. I was testing the latest FGU drop with BCEG and AURA extension (and all the other ones I use) to insure they work with the more complex things I do with my players. They are currently working.
Which can give you some pretty cool results IMHO. I tell nothing about how to do what I'm doing in this video but show a complex but simple test case (copy of live game moment) I use to test out that a number of interwoven extensions are still playing nice together doing what I want them to do. This, unfortunately, is a necessary step any extension provider should probably do after an FGU drop and the extensions they play with are "fixed", "neutered", or "spayed" (whatever term you feel best suits the situation) after FGU drops from TEST to LIVE. I actually wish FGU would take fixed campaigns with extensions loaded up to run set piece tests so that they could see if they are about to kill our stuff and come up with some idea for us what to expect and what has changed (documentation).
Do I expect this to ever happen? Not really. But it would be cool if it did. Here is my test I run to try to kick BCEG and AURA and the other extensions I use right in the you know wheres. If they are still standing afterwards - success...
Free(Forums/Forge) Extension(FGU 5E):
Paid (Forge) Extension(FGU 5E):
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