With or without the knowledge of the people that download the game? It is allowed by the BOINC license (LGPL) which allows anyone to redistribute BOINC so long as they do not change the licensing terms and so long as they provide source code. However the users must explicitly agree to install and run BOINC to comply with the terms of service of most projects. (i.e. "Run BOINC only on computers that you own, or for which you have obtained the owner's permission.")
Anyone distributing BOINC must also provide the source code used to build it. Depending on their lawyer's reading of the LGPL and how BOINC is linked into the game, they may also be required to distribute the source code to the game. On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Henri Heinonen <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it okay to make a computer game that includes the BOINC software which > downloads and crunches WUs during the gameplay? Does the license allow all > this? > > Best regards from Henri. > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
