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Re: Lxdoom, ability to package, copyright



On Mon, Sep 06, 1999 at 06:40:32AM -0400, Joe Drew wrote:
> > > I just checked lxdoom's src directory. The only file that isn't
> > > (C) id is l_musserver.c, which is GPL. I don't think it's linked
> > > into the lxdoom binary, though - it is for the music server, and
> > > as far as I can see it's not referenced in the makefile.
> > 
> > It's not in xdoom's source which is what iD has to concern themselves
> > with.
> 
> Well, I suppose since id owns the copyright to both lxdoom /and/ xdoom,
> they can change both. At least, Bruce says that they can retroactively
> change the license.

Issue new, they cannot retract the old.  Not that it matters if everything
the new allows is also allowed by the old, but anyway..

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