Is there reason for this?
Each filetype needs to be specifically whitelisted. This policy exists partially to guard against risky filetypes (e.g. sharing naked EXEs) and partially to discourage reckless/excessive use of filespace (e.g. uploading an entire high-quality MP4 movie).
DDS in itself (as a filetype) seems reasonable. The one important complication involves
intellectual property. The texture files themselves are presumably edited copies of files which were originally
ripped from commercial games. Unless the files have been
significantly modified (e.g. creative input and remixing to the point that they're barely recognizable), they'd still be the intellectual property of the original creators. As such, uploading them to the Undertow fileserver would run afoul of the
website rules:
Attachments
No copyrighted/pirated content is to be hosted on our system.
I'm not totally opposed to the idea of DDS files being allowed, but we'd need to monitor those files carefully. Staff members would have trouble distinguishing
"totally original texture" from
"creative edit/mashup/refitting of someone else's work" from
"ripped file with no changes whatsoever."
I'll notify
d£t
. If anyone has any additional thoughts on this topic then they're welcome to reply to this thread or
contact detritus directly.
