Some while ago I wrote an article about the Free Gaming Alliance, an organization that could help with the promotion and development of Free Open Source Games. At the time that I wrote that article I was not sure how well it would be received by the public. In the end the reactions turned out to be fairly positive.

Lets start with a reply to the original article. Some while after the article was published on .simplicity Valentin Anastase from the non-profit organization Freezing Moon replied. He provided a link to two sites, including Freezing Moon’s, dedicated to free gaming. Freezing Moon comes close to the idea that I sketched in the previous article, but it is not completely the same. Opposed to the Free Gaming Alliance, Freezing Moon actually develops games themselves. While I think that we should first deal with other issues concerning free gaming, I am happy to see an initiative like Freezing Moon and I encourage people to check it out.

Another interesting development can be found at OpenGameArt.org. OpenGameArt.org is a website that hosts “free, legal art for open source game projects”. It started small, but the amount of art has been growing fast. And the art that is being hosted on OpenGameArt.org is certainly not bad; it looks very good. If you are looking for art for your Free Open Source Game or want to support free game art (OpenGameArt.org accepts donations), then definitely check OpenGameArt.org.

So, there are initiatives focused on Free Open Source Gaming, but what about me? Through Sirrf I am trying to improve the Free Open Source Gaming ecosystem. I am wondering if I can have an impact on it in other ways, though.