Re: OpenTTD infringes TTD

2005-05-31 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Warning: way too long and full of digressions. Skip if you aren't really interested. Michael K. Edwards wrote: What is so free speech about ripping off a video game publisher? Well, obviously the question is whether it's ripping off, or a work inspired by another one. YMMV. The facts seem to

Re: OpenTTD infringes TTD

2005-05-31 Thread Michael K. Edwards
[snipped lots of stuff where we agree] On 5/31/05, Nathanael Nerode [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I care less about OpenTTD in particular (I wouldn't touch it because of the dependence anyway, even though I have TTD) than about the application of the principles to other games. That's why I gave

Re: OpenTTD infringes TTD

2005-05-31 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Michael K. Edwards wrote: [snipped lots of stuff where we agree] snipped even more I agreed with everything you said. So I won't make this message long -- it started out as a whole lot of your paragraphs with I agree with you after each one. :-) -- This space intentionally left blank. --

Re: OpenTTD infringes TTD

2005-05-31 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Nathanael Nerode wrote: Michael K. Edwards wrote: [snipped lots of stuff where we agree] snipped even more I agreed with everything you said. So I won't make this message long -- it started out as a whole lot of your paragraphs with I agree with you after each one. :-) Oh, right. I

Re: OpenTTD infringes TTD

2005-05-31 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 5/31/05, Nathanael Nerode [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nathanael Nerode wrote: Michael K. Edwards wrote: [snipped lots of stuff where we agree] snipped even more I agreed with everything you said. So I won't make this message long -- it started out as a whole lot of your paragraphs