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I am not a game developer, nor do I have access to the SDK program you speak of... It's considered opening it up because it means developers like myself who don't developer for these games can get a glimpse of what is going on under the hood without needing to register for any developer program.

Opening it up as in making it easier for the general public on Github to view. No need for the cynicism.

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The sdk is available through steam if you have that installed. It also used to be available on their website and mirrored around the internet on sites like gamespy. There was never any need to register for a developer program or anything like that. It was always set up for teenagers to grab it and play around. The only thing that has changed is it now has a github presence.

Yeah, I thought "for the public to view" was very clear. I think you only wound up downvoted out of some OSS reactionism that skimmed by what you were actually saying.

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