Yes, as pointed out by Clint Bellanger, Terms of Use http://www.desura.com/terms-of-use are terms of use is for users and user-made content (comments, forum posts, etc), for community members.
DesuraNET has only the right to advertise/demonstrate/promote the game as detailed in the publisher's (developer's) terms of use - rights to screenshots, trailers, and use of logos & trademarks when advertising/selling games.
So as it was already pointed out, there's a huge difference between: Terms of Use (user agreement) Desura Application Store Terms and Conditions (publisher agreement)
This whole confusion arises due to language used and a lack of explanation it seems.
1. They totally should be. Desura only requires minor rights to promotional material (screenshots, trailers) to actually be able to promote the game, as well as it requires games to simply have unique and quality content (original IP, own copyrights).
2. Actually, I'm a freelancer working for DesuraNET (company behind Desura) and publish some free/freeware games from time to time, so I will be updating the current game version with the latest build if either I get notified about it or myself check it. We only need the original developer's permission to publish the game on the service, legal reasons purely. DesuraNET has no rights to your content whatsoever, not per se or any other way.
3. That is hardly a problem. For example we have an alpha/demo build of the game titled Holyspirit on Desura.
Actually, credit goes to sakuramboo - he spotlighted Flare first in this thread here: http://www.desura.com/groups/desura/forum/thread/flare
so it's all connected. ;-)
Yes, as pointed out by Clint Bellanger, Terms of Use http://www.desura.com/terms-of-use are terms of use is for users and user-made content (comments, forum posts, etc), for community members.
DesuraNET has only the right to advertise/demonstrate/promote the game as detailed in the publisher's (developer's) terms of use - rights to screenshots, trailers, and use of logos & trademarks when advertising/selling games.
So as it was already pointed out, there's a huge difference between:
Terms of Use (user agreement)
Desura Application Store Terms and Conditions (publisher agreement)
This whole confusion arises due to language used and a lack of explanation it seems.
1. They totally should be. Desura only requires minor rights to promotional material (screenshots, trailers) to actually be able to promote the game, as well as it requires games to simply have unique and quality content (original IP, own copyrights).
2. Actually, I'm a freelancer working for DesuraNET (company behind Desura) and publish some free/freeware games from time to time, so I will be updating the current game version with the latest build if either I get notified about it or myself check it. We only need the original developer's permission to publish the game on the service, legal reasons purely. DesuraNET has no rights to your content whatsoever, not per se or any other way.
3. That is hardly a problem. For example we have an alpha/demo build of the game titled Holyspirit on Desura.
Contact e-mails: feillyne@desura.com feillyne@yahoo.fr
Your game looks awesome in its current state. Would be definitely watching its development and updating it on the service.