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Re: Need help porting eDuke32
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Giovanni Biscuolo |
Subject: |
Re: Need help porting eDuke32 |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:59:32 +0100 |
Hi Pierre and Andreas,
Andreas Enge <address@hidden> writes:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 05:09:34PM +0100, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
>> The project uses a custom license: http://eduke32.com/buildlic.txt.
>> What do you people think?
>
> I think the license is non-free:
>
> [2] Any derivative works based on my Build source may be distributed ONLY
> through the INTERNET.
> [3] Distribution of any derivative works MUST be done completely FREE of
> charge - no commercial exploitation whatsoever.
also:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
[5] The use of the Build Engine for commercial purposes will require an
appropriate license arrangement with me. Contact information is on my
web site.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
for sure that license is non-free, sorry! :-(
...but wait!
http://eduke32.com/ is **pure confusion** about the licensing
information about that piece of software (could someone please tell
them?!?):
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EDuke32 is open source software that is completely free to use for all
non-commercial purposes.
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ehrm: non-commercial open source what?!?!?
and a few sentences after:
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EDuke32 is licensed under the GNU GPL and the BUILD license.
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...mumble mumble: GNU GPL version?
and the very last sentence in homepage tells us:
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BUILD engine technology originally created by Ken Silverman, non-GPL
rendering and engine technology used in EDuke32 available under
BUILDLIC.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
so "BUILD engine" is non-free but EDuke32 is GNU GPL v? licensed?
if so: can you build EDuke32 without "BUILD engine"?
are you willing to make a check for every piece of code (or folder) to
see if it is licensed as GNU GPL and what version?
sorry but it seems a little hard task to liberate that piece of software
:-S
is it worth an unconfused-EDuke32 meta-fork ala ungoogled-chromium? :-)
/me *very* sad to see such confusion... in 2019
Giovanni
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Giovanni Biscuolo
Xelera IT Infrastructures
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- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, (continued)
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, HiPhish, 2019/02/21
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/02/22
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/02/22
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/02/22
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, HiPhish, 2019/02/24
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/02/25
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Andreas Enge, 2019/02/25
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32,
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- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/02/26
- Re: Need help porting eDuke32, HiPhish, 2019/02/26
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