Re: [DotGNU]A webservice game project ((TODO))

[Ian Fung]

i dont think there's going to be a problem with that. the reason i say 
this is not because i'm actually aware of the licensing issues but 
because there already exists a client/server program that implements 
magic: the gathering. i was actually a frequent user of it back in the 
day. as far as i know, wizards of the coast had nothing to do with it 
and they did not endorse it in any way (maybe now they do since its 
fairly huge). anyways, if someone wants to check that would be cool.

as for the bit about being original, i have no problems with it and 
normally i would embrace the idea. with something like a game with the 
goals that we have, ie showing off DotGNU technology, it will be 
beneficial to have something that people would adopt on a large scale. 
if someone wants to create a game and popularize it, thats fine too, 
but is a matter completely separate from the original motivating for 
making a game with DotGNU as i understood it from the original email.

-alias

On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 01:03 AM, Fergus Henderson wrote:

> On 19-Jan-2003, Ian Fung <address@hidden> wrote:
> > why dont you just implement magic: the gathering?
>
> There might be trademark, copyright, and/or design patent issues with 
> that.
>
> Anyway, why not be original?
>
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