On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:29:04 -0400 Christian Ohm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >(Just to mention it again, I am not a lawyer, so take the legal >stuff >with a grain of salt.) > >On Tuesday, 19 September 2006 at 16:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> We know that the source code itself is GPL, but in the source >code >> files, I think I saw some (c)Pumpkin still there? The >novideo.rpl >> file itself also has a (c) as was pointed out, as do the rest of >the >> video files in the original(?) archive, and all the wav files >> ..and..so on >> >> Doesn't releasing the whole thing under GPL mean everything in >the >> archive is GPL also? > >The README doesn't give any restrictions on the stuff contained in >the >source archive, so there is no indication that anything in there >doesn't >fall under the respective license (whatever that may be in the >case of >the data). It would have been more correct to actually remove any >old >copyright notices, but I guess they didn't have the time for that. > Is there any communications where they annouce what their intention was? I mean in a forum, not what is in the archive. Could this be on RTS.net someplace, which is original home to WZ right? I think Virgil (sp?) wrote that he was the main contact person, so he would have all the e-mail & stuff about what they wanted and all that? I also wonder where did they first upload the warzone2100.rar file? Or was it packed by someone else?
>I find it very hard to construct a restriction in usage (except >for >those in the GPL) for anything contained in the source archive. > >> Like this talk about wav files & ogg. The graphics went from >pcx to >> png, isn't it the same thing? > >No. PCX to PNG doesn't lose information, WAV to OGG does. Wav->ogg was done mainly for space savings I think? So your saying anything that isn't lossless is OK? > >> I read that the original people (pumpkin) have been contacted, >but >> they didn't clear this up, or they never responded right? > >There was never any answer on further questions; I'd take that as >a >"just go on, you are not about to do anything absolutely stupid". :) Too bad that we can't clear this up once and for all. It would be a huge problem if Eidos or Pumpkin started to send out C&D notices because of something we changed that we shouldn't have. > >> The IRC logging bot is broken again, or this link is busted? >> (http://liquidmetal.coppercore.net/~bot/logging-beta3.php) Where >are >> you guys getting the logs from now? I see some were posted? > >Secret new link: http://bsd.kwzs.be/~bot/logging-beta3.php > Thanks!! >> Would be nice if the main WZ site could put up a bot in both >rooms and >> have a archive section in the main WZ site, so we can see what >all is >> going on. There are lots of logging IRC bots available for free >that >> can be used. > >I guess Kamaze is the one to ask there. Kamaze, you read the list, so pretty please ? :) > >> Looks like over 60% of the talk is (was)on IRC, and that is the >place >> where things get said/done ? > >Depends. I rather like the mailing list, as I prefer totally >asynchronous communication (at least for more important things). > I was reading the logs from everyplace I can get them, and they do contain tons more info that what ever was said on a mailing list. Read the Berlios mailing list sometimes, I think it was active, then died, then active. Here, it comes in drips, then a avalance. lol >> To finish, the net code doesn't seem to be reliable for platform > >> mixing. >> If we convert to something that has a different license, like >this >> "Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial 2.5 license" >> Would that work with GPL distros? >> Was thinking of playing around with www.rakkarsoft.com's game >> network library it is cross platform. > >As it is not GPL anymore, RakNet is (sadly) out of the question. >The CC >license isn't GPL compatible, so if we use it, no Distribution can >actually package Warzone. > NUTS! Concerned about your privacy? Instantly send FREE secure email, no account required http://www.hushmail.com/send?l=480 Get the best prices on SSL certificates from Hushmail https://www.hushssl.com?l=485 _______________________________________________ Warzone-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
