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Re: Is the LDraw parts database free?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:13:49 GMT
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"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:
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> Here's an example: To obtain the parts database, one would have to
> download the basic LDraw package and the updates. These are .EXE format
> files, and can only be installed on an MS-DOS (or Windows) system.
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 even included in RedHat).
> In the future, we may (or may not) see some UNIX flavored tools for
> handling LDraw DAT files. Obviously, such programs will be useless
> without the parts database. What makes sense to do in this case would
> be to install the parts database on an MS-DOS system, extract the parts
> database with some kind of archive tool (e.g. tar) and distribute this
> along with the UNIX flavoured tools. In other word, one would have to
> download the parts database, change and redistribute it. Would this be
> legal to do?
I guess that I've said this 100 times but I'll repeat it once again:
When I asked James to let me use his parts, he told me that I could use
them in any way I want as long as I didn't redistribute his files
directly, I should tell people to get the files from his page.
As I used the files in a converted format only, he said it was ok for
me to distribute my modified library. Of course, we are on a totally
different situation now but you don't have to worry about Unix users.
Leonardo
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 | | Re: Is the LDraw parts database free?
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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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| | Is the LDraw parts database free?
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| I know that the LDraw software remains the intellectual property of James Jessiman's immediate family. But what about the parts (primitives, parts) database as a whole? Is it the property of James Jessiman's immediate family as well? Or is it free (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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