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(...) Good point. I haven't read the GPL lately, and I have a bad memory for license details. Steve (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The clause in the GPL refers to "source code" i.e. something which can be compiled into an executable program. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hear Hear. What he said. (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I'm not so keen on seeing the parts GPLed as I don't want to be in the business of handling requests for the parts library if I give someone some instructions that were made using them. Be very careful before you GPL something, it conveys specific (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree with this statement, but I was hoping that we could have this stated in a more formal way somewhere. I find this very important as people spend hundreds of hours of work on the parts which are donated to the LDraw community. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If you've had to say it a hundred times already, I think it _should_ be in the FAQ. That's what FAQs are for, isn't it? Frequently answered questions. (...) Nah, I wouldn't say so. The parts database isn't distributed with LDLITE. Sure, LDLITE (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:xrgyOJpVudlFIjV...4ax.com... (...) numbers (...) number (...) me (...) This is a perfect opportunity for the LCAD community to give a HUGE round of applause to Terry Keller for his (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Still discussing (URL). Here's another syntactical approach to BFC. Like it, hate it, let us know what you think. Have a single 0 BFC statement, which allows specifications of various options/settings. Something like: 0 BFC ( CERTIFY | NOCERTIFY | (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3831F66E.B12CD0....com.br... (...) A number of people _are_ using parts from the LDraw database to help make a profit. Parts auctions, and even a supplier of "homebrew" sensors are (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The files James published are copyrighted, and his family has control on the copyright. They have given 'us', the L-CAD group, permission to continue to publish and maintain his work. The additional parts, as Jacob said, are copyrighted by (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[x-post and f-up to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) The parts-release administrator. Who will be me, but isn't me yet. Terry Keller has been wrangling the parts-updates for two years now (he's done a *great* job! Thanks, Terry!). After the next update, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Questions on part #2865 - Train Track 9V Straight.
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Hello all, I've noticed there is a mockup file being passed around, wich proofs there is a definite need for an official part #2865 - Train Track 9V Straight. Hmm.. it's a nice difficult one. Would you please answer the following questions: 1. Has (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[ Just for the record: IANAL ] Fredrik: (...) The _collection_ of LDraw files is strictly speaking owned collectively by all of us who in some way have contributed to the collection. The _individual_ LDraw files are owned by whoever worked on them. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I thought everybody knew that. :) (...) This is not the kind of thing that would be in the FAQ. I just said that because I was probably the only person who ever asked permission to use the LDraw library in another program. Maybe Tore had the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, but most people would probably prefer not to install DOSEMU or a similar program unless they have to. (...) Ok, I've never heard this before, and it's not in the FAQ. But now that I know, this is valuable information. (...) Yes, unarj (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Fredrik Glöckner skrev i meddelandet ... (...) This question has been on my mind too a bit, as I have thought of the possibility to 'import' LDRAW parts to BlockCAD (with a lot of manual massaging of course, but still using the work done on the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You forgot that there's a DOS emulator for Unix and you don't need to run the .EXE files, they are ARJ self extracting archives so running "arj x file.exe" will extract the files as well (and arj can be easily found for Linux systems, it's (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I forgot to add that you can have a file that is 'certified', but due to its nature (the lego part/sub-part) no clipping is applicable, but it can have correct point order (no bowties) and a defined winding (the default, or some expecifically (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Actually, I was thinking of CERTIFY, like a enable of the specific new metacommands. Example: If you have a 0 CERTIFY BFC would mean Enable or take into account the GFC related commands. besides the fact that it certifies that file has beeing (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Manfred: (...) [...] It is my fault. I tried to optimise the web server, and forgot to check if everything worked after the change. It should have been fixed now. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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