Quote: Why would it be impossible for freelancer to be put up on Steam or GOG in its current state?
Good question.
Who owns rights to Freelancer right now? Maybe we could make some sort of petition to attract their attention. Steam seems to be a more or less adequate source of profit, so they might be willing to soak out some money from this game if there is some interest. Some people can buy it for the sake of having it as a remainder of good ol' days, some will get that feeling of nostalgia and replay the campaign, some will be interested in retro...
Some will look for mods.
We could also make a little page in the game's community center that advertises the mod.
The question is whether we can make those people care.
P.S.: Damn, I got ninja'd hard. Like, dunk-level hard. Also Microsoft it is, then.