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Exxers dropped a bomb...and I like it! Yes, M$ does seem a little tad controlling.

Communism IS a good idea, IN THEORY, but not in practice. I wouldn't compaare it to open source, however. I have to say that if open source was allowed, changes could not only be made to mechanics of the game, but if people wanted to take up the endeavor (did I spell that right?), the graphics could be improved as well, for those who don't like games just because the graphics aren't top notch.

An example of modders getting the source code to a game and making both graphic and mechanic improvements would be the Freespace engine. It's a highly moddable space-sim that came out in the 90's, I believe, considered to be the best space-sim ever made. The game has since been completely polished, looking like a modern game than a 90's game. Quite something to take a look at. There is still a massive fanbase to it.

Here's a link to an article regarding it at Wikipedia. I'm sure there's many similiar game engines whereas the same thing happened.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freespace#The_FreeSpace_2_Source_Code_Project

The next link is where the community is mainly based at, if you wish to read further, or don't believe anything you see on Wiki.

http://www.hard-light.net/