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[pcman]

Dune II game is free or not free, if it is free where can ı download?

[pcman]

hello no one answer me??

[Andrew]

[link removed]

Probably will work.

I don't think Dune II is 'free', but EA doesn't seem interested in going after people who have had it online for a decade.

[MrFlibble]

Dune II appears to be the case of "true" abandonware where all possible copyright holders have lost any explicit interest in the product. It's probably at least in part due to copyright issues that arise because it's a licensed game that uses trademarks used by third-party entities.

[Nyerguds]

...which doesn't mean it's actually free, just that nobody on earth cares enough to sue anyone who downloads it illegally.

[MrFlibble]

...which doesn't mean it's actually free, just that nobody on earth cares enough to sue anyone who downloads it illegally.

Exactly. Or, to be more precise, it is actually (de facto) free ('cause you can just Google a download of it), but not legally (de jure) freely distributable

[Nyerguds]

Pssh. with that logic, ALL games are free, because all of them get pirated ('cause you can just Google a download of it)

[MrFlibble]

Pssh. with that logic, ALL games are free, because all of them get pirated ('cause you can just Google a download of it)

Well, I would assume that there's a difference in semantics between "free", "freeware" and "public domain".

[XTF]

[link removed]

Probably will work.

It requires payment. Is there another location?

[Andrew]

It requires payment. Is there another location?

Yes, he changed that for some stupid reason after a decade of not doing so.
[link removed]
Should work.

[XTF]

Thanks. Would be nice to have an installer that also includes OpenDune

[Nyerguds]

Opendune won't release the game with the original assets; they're not theirs to release.

[MrFlibble]

What's this "Let's have everything in one installer" thing about anyway?

[XTF]

What's this "Let's have everything in one installer" thing about anyway?

Convenience
Not having to ask at forums for 'bad' sites to download it.

[MrFlibble]

Well, I've always kind of preferred to have direct control over all the components that get installed on a machine, so the "one installer fits all" scheme is generally not my cup of tea

Anyway, there are only a few "abandonware" sites that are reliable and trustworthy, and Abandonia is perhaps number one in this respect. The staff there really makes sure they do not host obviously pirated stuff that is still sold, and their oldwarez list is mostly reliable.

[XTF]

Thanks. Would be nice to have an installer that also includes OpenDune

Done: [link removed]

BTW, turns out Nahoo doesn't require payment, you just have to be patient for 10 seconds or so.

[MrFlibble]

Done: [link]

What's that, a download link for the full game? You know those aren't allowed here by the forum rules:

• Discussion of obtaining pirated software is not allowed.

[XTF]

If that's not allowed, what about the abandonia and nahoo links?

Do you really qualify downloading Dune 2 as pirating?

 

BTW, links in your signature appear to be broken.

[MrFlibble]

If that's not allowed, what about the abandonia and nahoo links?

Yes, Andrew, what about those?

Do you really qualify downloading Dune 2 as pirating?

Well, the game had never been officially released as freeware, therefore its free distribution by anyone is unlicensed and unauthorized.

BTW, links in your signature appear to be broken.

Thanks I'll fix that ASAP.

[Andrew]

While technically 'pirating', dune2k.com does/did link to nahoo somewhere (has since 2001 at least) as it was once a good place for dune2k files and info. I usually just tell people to google nahoo and hope they find the link themselves (blame google! ).

 

Directly linking probably a bad idea. Worst case just PM the person asking.

 

Hmm, sadly gog.com doesn't have dune games, so difficult to legitimately purchase the game.