RE: [Open_Gaming] Proposed Change to License

[Brad Thompson]

> J. Michael Looney
>
> I'm not real sure you can pull that off.  You might be able to release a
> verion that "needs data files", and the datafiles be your own, but I
> think, but could be wrong, that you can't release a software product that
> is semi-GPL/semi-closes.  Time to go read the GPL again.

I checked, you can, but only through 'aggregate distribution', which is
clumsy to install.

> Of course for those of us that don't worship at the shrine of BillG, this
> will do squat.   Nice idea any way.

In that case, none of Fluid's planned software will help you, unless they
decide to write a Mac or Java version.  I've never actually met anyone who
worshiped at the shrine of BillG...I just write software that people can
use.

-Brad

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