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Re: Would this be Legal to do?
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:44:13 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Ryan Grima wrote:
> > I am working on a project for MLCad, which makes viewing and finding parts
> > easier. I would like my work to be available for people to download, but it
> > requires Ldraw, MLCad and official Ldraw parts files to be downloaded in a
> > package. I would like to know if it is legal to have this file available for
> > download from my personal website?
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> > Is it ok?
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> > Who can I contact?
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> > Many Thanks
> > Siderfang
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> Hi Ryan,
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> Sorry to tell you but it would not be legal. The only site that can deliver the
> parts is http://www.ldraw.org. At present there is no way around this.
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> Tim
A very quick check with Google--
http://bricksmith.sourceforge.net/
A web page that isn't LDRAW.org (but has obvious links to same) that has it's
own download package which includes the LDraw library.
In my history with virtual LEGO bricks, I've stumbled across a few sites that
offer the LDraw library with their software.
And since, as Danny pointed out, there is an OPL, why can't someone legally
package the LDraw library with whatever they want?
Dave K
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| (...) Hi all, Many thanks for your replies. This project isn’t anything major. All it is an excel file that you can use as a template to update the parts tree list helping to arrange a display parts more neatly, categorised…. Then contents from the (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Hi Ryan, Sorry to tell you but it would not be legal. The only site that can deliver the parts is (URL) At present there is no way around this. Tim (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad)
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