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yareh

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Main Question...for me 8))
« on: November 11, 2004, 06:42:13 pm »
Tell please...

CAN(?) i use Planeshift engine for my Commercial(may be) project??... I mean what, i dont be use GRAPHICAL RESOURCES of PLANESHIFt... only ENGINE CODE.... he be re-write(40%...) for Special Server GUI(For Example, how Battle.net) and some optimizations...

Can i use your PLANESHIFT engine?...

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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2004, 06:50:26 pm »
Hmmm.... :rolleyes:

Yeah, you can use the sourcecode under the GPL license AFAIK, read it.
It says which license each file is under in it\'s header.

But something tells me you don\'t have the odds on your side

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« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2004, 06:56:13 pm »
Please, ask this questions to PS team. On the another hand, have you try to read the PS license & GNU License?
Daecarnë means 'Red Shadow' in Sindarin language

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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2004, 07:17:02 pm »
I think, that mean what i can use the sourcecode of planeshift(of course, source code will be modified) in my project!?...

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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2004, 07:26:45 pm »
PS uses the Crystal Space engine, which of course you can use. Go to SourceForge to find it.

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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2004, 08:53:16 pm »
You would do good to read the license, as it (IMO clearly) states what you may and may not do. In this case, this license is the GPL, as you\'re dealing with the sourcecode only.

However, if you for some reason don\'t understand it\'s meaning, I\'ll give it back in a compressed format (but DON\'T think that it would be valid in court!):

If you use anything more than a couple of lines of the source, you are creating a derivative work, and need to license the whole thing under the GPL. Therefore, you must not sell it in the conventional way (i.e. by locking it up and restricting access to it). You may, however, charge for other services (like support, etc.).

In any case, if you plan anything commercial, you need to contact a lawyer, as this is a sensible topic.

However, you might be able to strike a deal with the devs of all GPL\'d software which you\'d like to incorporate, that would allow you to incorporate it in a commercial product, but don\'t expect it to be cheap. :)
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yareh

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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2004, 11:32:26 pm »
Who is Lawyer?...
ICQ/Mail/MSN ??...

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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2004, 11:51:01 pm »
As you seem serious:
A lawyer isn\'t somebody, it\'s a profession. (Use a dictionary.) :)

Besides that i think that you should first have a little chat with the devs on irc (or contact via pm\'s) about what you want and what they think about it.

Good luck with your project!
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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2004, 03:10:54 pm »
Thx Hitan ;)
yea, need to use dictionary ;)