Re: [DoomBSP] License

[Andre M. <ay...@do...>]

On 2000-09-22 11:59 +0100, Colin Phipps wrote:
> I've checked through the source again, and there appear to be 2 
> relevant licenses:
> 
> - "please credit me" applies to most files
> - the code in makenode.c is at least partly derived from DEU 5.0, 
>  and comments indicate this is under a "if you use this in your programs, 
>  mention my name"

Yep. As is done in Yadex, for instance. Note that Raphaël Quinet
and Brendon Wyber both explicitly allowed me to release Yadex
under the GPL (without any additional "give me credit" clause),
so no problem is to be expected on their side.

> Anyway I don't care about the non-GPL ports enough to go out of my 
> way to accomodate them. If the current license is not GPL compatible, 
> I'll certainly go for a BSD+advertising style license. If it can be GPL'd, 
> I will probably do so, because GPL is the main license for Doom stuff these 
> days.

Okay. I've subscribed to gnu.misc.discuss. Fire. :-)

> <joke>
> Looks like time to talk to some GPL experts... hey let's ask slashdot!
> </joke>

Brilliant idea.

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