: Okay... so Aleph One is supposed to be the open source version of Marathon,
: or the Marathon engine, at least. To play it, you need the data files from
: Marathon Infinity (or M2 works). However, only the Marathon Infinity DEMO
: files are provided, meaning you can only play the demo, and if you want to
: play the full game, as well as most of the 3rd party mods/scenarios, you
: have to buy it.
: And I don't understand why.
: Why aren't the data files from the full version provided? Why make the engine
: open source and still make people pay for the actual game?
Why *would* they make the full game available? All they released was the original source code, in order to allow for people to extend the capabilities of the engine. The fact that the source code was reworked and compiled into A1 was completely separate from Bungie, and the M:I Demo files are only included because they're the only things that could be released, as Bungie owns the actual game.
There's no reason for them to release the full game for free; the source was originally put out there for developers who would likely already have the full files.
