On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:36:42 -0300 Nicolas Alvarez wrote: > Francesco Poli wrote: > >> 2. You must read and abide by the zlib/libpng licenses located in > >> /src which pertains to the source code of Platinum Arts Sandbox Free > >> 3D Game Maker, Moviecube and the Cube 2 source code which the project > >> is based on. You can find the licenses in sandbox_src_license.txt, > >> moviecube_license, and Cube_2_enginelicense.txt > > > > This is the strange condition 2 that makes this license become a sort > > of "pointer-license": if I understand correctly, it states that I must > > read the zlib license and abide by it for the source of Sandbox, > > Moviecube and Cube 2. [...] > *Maybe* what they really meant (which is not clear at all) is that you must > follow the zlib and libpng licenses for the zlib and libpng libraries that > they use or have as embedded copies in their source code, but they don't > apply to the actual gamemaker's code. I agree that the situation is not clear, but your interpretation does not seem to be backed by the actual text: they talk about "the source code of Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker, Moviecube and the Cube 2 source code" and they refer to sandbox_src_license.txt, moviecube_license, and Cube_2_enginelicense.txt If we take a look at, for instance, http://www.svn.kids.platinumarts.net/32pas32/trunk/src/sandbox_src_license.txt we see something that looks like a license for "Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker game engine source code, any release", and the license text is the zlib license one... -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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