Hi Pierre and Andreas, Andreas Enge <andr...@enge.fr> 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?!?): --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- EDuke32 is open source software that is completely free to use for all non-commercial purposes. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- ehrm: non-commercial open source what?!?!? and a few sentences after: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- EDuke32 is licensed under the GNU GPL and the BUILD license. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- ...mumble mumble: GNU GPL version? and the very last sentence in homepage tells us: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- 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 -- Giovanni Biscuolo Xelera IT Infrastructures
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