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◊ Malan · 07/22/08, 5:48 PM

WowAce's Plans for the Future

From what I gather:

files.wowace.com is being shut down. WoWAceUpdater, MacAceUpdater and JavaAceUpdater will no longer have access to those files.
The SVN repository is being made developer only so that you can cheat the system by pulling off the SVN (I think that's what Funkydude's comment on page 2 in that thread indicates)
A new "CurseForge.com" site will provide a new development project management scheme for developers who will then have to release mods to addon sites such as Curse, WoWInterface, etc in order for the public to use it

I know there are a lot of Ace developers (funkydude included) who read this forum, can you guys comment on this, clarify any of the above? What does this mean for the addon community? What impact is this going to have on addons that have been "in beta" for their entire lifespan, never being published to a release site?

[Attempt at Humor]Is this like the time Napster closed? Should I download as many addons as possible before it closes?

07/22/08, 5:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
◊ Malan In the Beginning was the Command Line Malan Tauren Shaman <Serious Casual> Mal'Ganis	WoWAce to close its doors (sort of) WowAce's Plans for the Future From what I gather: files.wowace.com is being shut down. WoWAceUpdater, MacAceUpdater and JavaAceUpdater will no longer have access to those files. The SVN repository is being made developer only so that you can cheat the system by pulling off the SVN (I think that's what Funkydude's comment on page 2 in that thread indicates) A new "CurseForge.com" site will provide a new development project management scheme for developers who will then have to release mods to addon sites such as Curse, WoWInterface, etc in order for the public to use it I know there are a lot of Ace developers (funkydude included) who read this forum, can you guys comment on this, clarify any of the above? What does this mean for the addon community? What impact is this going to have on addons that have been "in beta" for their entire lifespan, never being published to a release site? [Attempt at Humor]Is this like the time Napster closed? Should I download as many addons as possible before it closes?
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