Re: Open Source RPG

[pcunnane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     This came up before, Jim.  For point 1, there is a LGPL that allows 
     the use of GPL'd source code in non-GPL software.  For point 2, the 
     issue is not that you can't _charge_ for software, but that you can't 
     _copyright_ software containing GPL'd code.  Again, the LGPL gives an 
     out in this case.
     
     Of course, if we're serious about this, we should probably develop an 
     RPG-specific open-source license, possibly using the LGPL as a 
     template.
     
     ____________
     Paul Cunnane
     The Learning Company


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Subject: Re: Open Source RPG
Author:  Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com> at InterNet
Date:    1/13/00 6:00 PM


GNU license says things that are not really applicable here. 
In particular (from what I remember about the GNU license 
agreement).
     
1. You must provide the full source code for any program you
   write that contain any GNU source.
2. You can not charge for any programs you write with source
   code with the GNU license.
     
Open Source RPG does not have those limitations (and in this 
case, that is a good thing).
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