Some Questions due to packaging of freesynd

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Wed Apr 16 21:49:15 UTC 2008


Moritz Muehlenhoff a écrit :
> Miriam Ruiz wrote:
>>> I wrote you because i don't know if i can upload my package on alioth ?
>>> The game using some non free data (map/tiles/music) because the right of 
>>> bullfrog are not in public domain?
>>> My package is composed only of source code of freesynd engine which are 
>>> licencied by GPL. I'm explaining to final user how to play with the game 
>>>   with a procedure to install manually the original data in a specific 
>>> directory.
> 
> Tuduri, has freesynd become more usable? Last time I checked (I filed the initial
> ITP, which has been closed in the mean time), it was a tech demo with
> the fist level being somewhat walkable, but not actually playable. And
> I'm not seeing major commits since the last eight months in WebSVN, has
> development stopped?
> 
>> I understand that the license allows at least the redistribution, doesn't it?
>> If the limitations are only that it is allowed for non commercial purposes,
>> there's nothing illegal about uploading it to mentors. If there are other
>> limitations, it might depend on the actual text. Do you have an URL where the
>> license can be read?
> 
> The license of the re-engineered engine is GPL, the game data is the 
> game data from the _original_ game, so definitely not distributable in
> any way whatsoever.

Hello Moritz,

Like you said, the freesynd v0.2 have only the first level which 
playable. i dunno if the development is stopped because the last commit 
on the svn is dated 10 month ago but the package of freesynd is just 
based on the last offical realase (v0.2).

Else, why cannot distribuable? Freesynd cannot enter to contrib 
category? (due to the code is a free software which use not free data?)

Good evening,

Benoît



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