Re: Quake 2 sources GPL'd
On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 06:57:45PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
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> Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> writes:
>
> > But quake2-engine does not depend on anything to fulfill it's purpose.
> > It is a gaming engine, not a game. This is the same logic that applies
> > to libraries and interpreters.
>
> Huh? The purpose of quake2 is not to run quake levels and be a
> playable game?
The purpose of the sources released is a gaming engine. They did not
release "quale2 the game", which is what the data files consist of.
Notice that lots of games from Id are based on the quake3 engine. They
aren't quake3, but they use the same engine, and different data files.
Do not confuse a game engine (the source released) with the game itself
(the data files that they didn't release).
Ben
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