I feel this is an excellent idea, but it comprises a completely seperate project.
After EQEmu gets into the beta stages (still in alpha, am I correct?) or even after it has gotten to the finished version (complete in all respects until you update for the next patch) then I would love to see a team form to make a sort of "Make your own MMORPG" program. It would work a whole lot like EQEmu, it could be openly discussed and even sold (Did you hear that? There's gold in them hills!). Make a solid network code, an easily editable database, and a way to recieve support, and you have yourselves a company.
However, since you're open source right now, someone else could steal this idea right from under you.
The only really hard part I would imagine is making a mapping program. However, since you're making the client- you're also making the engine, which means you should be able to make excellent maps, and even sell them in a package with the game maker.
This sounds like an easy to make program, yet a cash cow.
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