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posted by martyb on Monday October 01 2018, @11:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the Stage-9-From-Outer-Space dept.

Stage 9 was a non-commercial, virtual reality recreation of Star Trek The Next Generation's Enterprise starship. It allowed fans of the series to explore the beloved vessel and immerse themselves in the chief setting of the series. It was built over the past two years using Unreal Engine 4 by fans who have taken great pains to state that the project was not affiliated or licensed with CBS or Paramount and that they weren't doing this to make money, only to artistically demonstrate their fandom. That did not stop CBS from sending a cease and desist letter, thus shutting down the project as CBS was reportedly unwilling to engage in dialog.

From Techdirt : CBS Bullies Fan Star Trek Project To Shut Down Despite Creators' Pleas For Instructions On Being Legit
and at Ars Technica : Amazing NCC-1701-D simulator issues final command: "all stop"
and at TorrentFreak : CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @02:50PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @02:50PM (#742808)

    Different AC.

    Let the CoC up The Kernel. With the resources of the military intelligence agencies likely behind things like CoCs, it's inevitable.

    We may fork. That is the beauty of free software. There is no The Kernel, as in One Kernel to Rule Them All. However, I suspect we'll need to wait several years before we know for sure whether it's a bunch of dog-whistling and hyperventilating or if my COINTELPRO intelligence agency theory is correct.

    I'm still systemd-free. The apocalypse has not happened despite all the endless hyperventilation about that.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:08PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:08PM (#742818) Journal

    We may fork. That is the beauty of free software.

    You may fork but, if ESR is right, you still may suffer if many Linux contributors rescind their copyright, even in a fork without CoC-ing.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03 2018, @09:28PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03 2018, @09:28PM (#743682)

      Who is ESR?

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday October 03 2018, @09:35PM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 03 2018, @09:35PM (#743685) Journal

        Who is ESR?

        Does "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" rings any bell?


        If not, Eric S. Raymond [wikipedia.org]
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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford