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= Free and Open Source Gaming Network =

== Summary ==

During a conversation on IRC Brainstormed an idea to create a gaming network to connect players and developers, distribute games and content, and provide a central point for which to market FLOSS games.  

This is also planed to me a way to monetize FLOSS games to generate income for developers and content creaters to promote completion of projects.

The Platform Should Include:

 1. A game lobby server that provides a rankings, achievements, and friend directories for players to use for all games connected to the network.
  a. Examples and pre-existing projects...
   i. XMPP
   i. A [[http://libre.fm/|Libre.fm]] style system
   i. [[http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/glou/index.php?title=Main_Page|The Glou Project]] (Based on MXPP)
 1. A central platform to download games and content.
  a. Examples and pre-existing projects...
   i. [[http://en.djl-linux.org/|DJL]] (Based on Python)
   i. [[http://dustfs.zekjur.net/doc/|DustFS]]
  a. Game engines that provide possible integration
   i. [[dev.ryzom.com/projects/nel|the NeL Project]]
 1. User-generated content (Allow users to share in the game's success).
  a. Examples and pre-existing projects...
   i. 
 1. Advertising on Official Forums/Wikis/Clients

The Platform May Include:

 1. A micropayment type system for user-developed content that is well integrated into the client.
  a. Examples and pre-existing projects...
   i. [[http://www.whirled.com/|Whirled.com]]
 1. A subscription based model to pay for servers and other infrastructure as well as pay the developers of FLOSS Games.