Sorry for commenting on a random post—I can't figure out how to post a comment on your blog or send a PM (I'm on mobile but using workstation version of the website).
I wanted to ask about the copyright/left licensing of your prototypes. I'm curious, but not going to make a purchase when I don't know whether or not I have legal permission to use them, and in what ways. (You should probably put that information on the page, but maybe I missed it.)
For personal play only — no sharing, redistribution, or reuse permitted. I’ve updated the itch page.
Why would someone pay money to "play" a solitaire game that only shuffles and deals but won't let you actually play? I don't think it's as intuitive as you're suggesting that these bits of code are intended for recreation, but I very much appreciate your response and I agree that adding context to the page was a good idea.
Some people buy these prototypes out of curiosity about where Sparrow Solitaire began, to enjoy little experiments, or to try game types that don’t otherwise exist on Playdate. That’s why I offered them as a bundle, which has made sense to the many buyers and thousands of downloads to date. As an indie developer it feels good that prototypes aren’t wasted, can be enjoyed or experienced by others, and make a little money to enable me to keep doing what I do.
Itch.io is mostly for playable downloads, not source code, and with no mention of code on my page and each file being a .pdx.zip, it’s quite an assumption to think otherwise. The fact you’re here enquiring about licencing shows they’re interesting enough on their own to some degree or other. Best to you, have fun.
