On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:14:27 -0600 "Van Eps, Nathan D. (James Tower)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I thought doom, doom2, and quake were released as freeware. In which > case it would be ok just to offer the cds for free download... >
code was released as GPL != freeware.
Data / artwork / sound is still closed, and copyrighted. So its not ok to offer the cd's for download.
Just clarifying a bit...
"code" meaning the core or I think they usually call it the "engine". It's what makes the game act the way it does or the bad guys/monsters act the way they do. The data/artwork/sound is what makes different games simply "look" different. I recall a few years back where it was ID Software I think, would license their popular game engine to other companies. People often commented on how similar the games were (outside of the "look").
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