AFAIK, it's not the game which is free but the codebase for the game platform which has become OSS.
The code base that is 2 millions code line and also all the assets that is few gb of data!
Yes, the codebase. But all of the models and artwork and everything like that are also apparently Creative Commons licensed as well.
Correct, and it's not apparently, but clearly available right now: http://media.ryzom.com
By "apparently" I just meant that I had thought I read it, but had not verified. Thanks for the link and clarification.
I remember looking at their engine 3? years ago. They'd started w/ an OSS engine, then pulled development in-house and left the OSS tree mostly unattended, then announced it would be fully OSS again "real soon."
Glad I didn't wait.
Nevrax programmed their engine from scratch and release there engine under GNU/GPL in 2001.
And for some internal/political reasons, Nevrax decided to not freeing Ryzom. But now, it's here!