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The full source code for GTA 5 has apparently been publicly leaked (archive.is)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Hubi@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 147 points 10 months ago

Again for anybody working on their own games or who does software. Avoid this like the plague.

[-] Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 60 points 10 months ago

Just a quick question, why? Is it because Take2 or Rockstar will come after anyone that they think copied their code, or are there a lot of bad practices used in GTA5's code?

[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 131 points 10 months ago

Because even the possibility that you implemented somebody else’s proprietary code from memory or inspiration opens up a lot of legal issues.

And while you may win there’s no winners when you or your employer has to pay your side of legal fees. It’s best to just avoid it to make that process easier.

[-] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Also to add to this, you are disqualified from contributing code to the WINE project if you've seen parts of the Windows source code for this exact same reason.