Good news: 3dmm's source still exists

Foone · 11-05-2021, 05:50 PM

Hi everyone. So I've been using my "Twitter fame" to badger Microsoft employees into at least checking if 3dmm's source still exists in their archives, and up until recently I had several people go looking for it, but come up empty. Apparently it's not in the "usual location", so there was some worry that it had been somehow lost.

But no longer! With some collaboration between a couple Microsoft employees, they were finally able to track down where it might be, and yep, good news: it is, in fact, there.

So there's still hope. They're going to talk to the people involved in the open sourcing of old stuff, and while it's quite likely nothing will come of that due to the complicated licensing of 3dmm, I'm just happy to know it's at least a possibly, the source didn't end up getting lost in a server transition back in 1998 or anything.

And I thought you'd like to know this too. I will, of course, keep you updated if anything happens with the discussions around open sourcing.

Plopilpy · 11-05-2021, 07:23 PM

Holy. Shit.

Jayrod · 11-05-2021, 07:27 PM

That's fantastic news!

Plopilpy · 11-05-2021, 07:29 PM

Jayrod and Foone popping in on the same day. I think I'm gonna explode.

PizzaLuigi · 11-05-2021, 09:17 PM

That’s fantastic news

Lord Blazer · 11-05-2021, 10:32 PM

Bown · 11-05-2021, 10:43 PM

Heyhey, good to see you again! That’s so cool that you’ve been putting effort into this, thanks a lot. Love whenever I see your stuff pop up on my Twitter feed.

Toonsville · 11-05-2021, 10:46 PM

Awesome.

Doog Lord · 11-06-2021, 12:54 AM

Pretty cool!

Gorosaurus · 11-09-2021, 05:16 PM

I like to think that the quest to get the 3dmm source code is a sexy spy thriller with lots of intrigue and L-shaped guns tucked into red and white striped tube socks.

Liam Brocklehurst · 11-30-2021, 10:59 AM

That's so damn cool. Would be exciting to see something come of this!

BiznessMan · 12-01-2021, 09:39 PM

Thanks Foone for this news. You have done so much for the 3dmm community and continue to do so. Just knowing it still exists with the possible source assets and everything is wonderful news. It probably won't go anywhere, but knowing it's safe is fantastic news in its own right. Thanks for the info!

Autistic British Jackass · 12-01-2021, 09:41 PM

man… i hope Microsoft remasters 3DMM in HD

mdtaUK · 12-11-2021, 12:52 AM

Great news!

11-05-2021, 05:50 PM	#1
Foone Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 631	Good news: 3dmm's source still exists Hi everyone. So I've been using my "Twitter fame" to badger Microsoft employees into at least checking if 3dmm's source still exists in their archives, and up until recently I had several people go looking for it, but come up empty. Apparently it's not in the "usual location", so there was some worry that it had been somehow lost. But no longer! With some collaboration between a couple Microsoft employees, they were finally able to track down where it might be, and yep, good news: it is, in fact, there. So there's still hope. They're going to talk to the people involved in the open sourcing of old stuff, and while it's quite likely nothing will come of that due to the complicated licensing of 3dmm, I'm just happy to know it's at least a possibly, the source didn't end up getting lost in a server transition back in 1998 or anything. And I thought you'd like to know this too. I will, of course, keep you updated if anything happens with the discussions around open sourcing.
Foone Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 631

11-05-2021, 07:23 PM	#2
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	Holy. Shit.
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

11-05-2021, 07:27 PM	#3
Jayrod Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 615	That's fantastic news!
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11-05-2021, 07:29 PM	#4
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	Jayrod and Foone popping in on the same day. I think I'm gonna explode.
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

11-05-2021, 10:32 PM	#6
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	Fug

11-05-2021, 09:17 PM	#5
PizzaLuigi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,144	That’s fantastic news

11-05-2021, 10:43 PM	#7
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	Heyhey, good to see you again! That’s so cool that you’ve been putting effort into this, thanks a lot. Love whenever I see your stuff pop up on my Twitter feed.
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740

11-05-2021, 10:46 PM	#8
Toonsville Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,386	Awesome.

11-06-2021, 12:54 AM	#9
Doog Lord Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 629	Pretty cool!
Doog Lord Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 629

11-09-2021, 05:16 PM	#10
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	I like to think that the quest to get the 3dmm source code is a sexy spy thriller with lots of intrigue and L-shaped guns tucked into red and white striped tube socks.

11-30-2021, 10:59 AM	#11
Liam Brocklehurst Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,143	That's so damn cool. Would be exciting to see something come of this!

12-01-2021, 09:39 PM	#12
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143	Thanks Foone for this news. You have done so much for the 3dmm community and continue to do so. Just knowing it still exists with the possible source assets and everything is wonderful news. It probably won't go anywhere, but knowing it's safe is fantastic news in its own right. Thanks for the info!
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143

12-01-2021, 09:41 PM	#13
Autistic British Jackass Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 659	man… i hope Microsoft remasters 3DMM in HD

12-11-2021, 12:52 AM	#14
mdtaUK Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 65	Great news!
mdtaUK Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 65