On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 04:05:01AM -0400, Glenn Maynard wrote: > Did it [Quake] actually do this? It had distribution restrictions, of course > (which could bump the game itself in contrib, lacking any free datasets), > but are there also restrictions on what kinds of programs can use the > data, as there are here?
No. I was just using Quake as an example of a free program that had non-free data; as far as I know, ID didn't care what you used the data with, so long as you paid for it. > > What exactly was the question here? > > (c, i) "Permission is granted: ... to use these files as part of software > which is distributed free-of-charge ..." It's a bitch of a requirement, and probably gets violated all the time with stuff like Debian contrib on CheapBytes disks. But that couldn't affect the license on the code, unless it compiled it in. (Yes, I realize it's a moot point in this case.) -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It's not a habit; it's cool; I feel alive. If you don't have it you're on the other side." - K's Choice (probably referring to the Internet) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
