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Re: Parts license
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:28:47 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Leonardo Zide writes:
[...]
Optional condition: The parts can only be used by free programs.
(don't know if this is really needed but I wouldn't mind it for my
parts)
[...]

Sounds interesting.  I would rather see it under something like Perl's
Artistic License than GPL, though.  How do you define "programs"?  And
the license should be careful not to preclude the possibility of LEGO using
or interfacing with the parts somehow someday.

--Todd



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  Re: Parts license
 
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G11svz.4IH@lugnet.com... (...) using (...) Something to be considered. I could give the Jessimans' an email soon (I haven't heard from them in a while) and ask them about the parts that James (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: Parts license
 
(...) I'd definitely be somewhat concerned about a license which restricted the parts from being used with non-free programs. I'd hate to preclude the possibility of a really awesome commercial program being forced to re-invent the wheel, and (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: Parts license
 
(...) TLC won't use our parts directly (interfacing maybe) but even if they want to, they can use the parts as long as they use the unmodified version or publish their changes under our license. Here's a link with several software licenses: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Parts license
 
I'd like to propose an official license for the LDraw parts, I think this is something that has been mentioned before but we didn't get very far in the past. This is important now that there are plans to create am LDraw CD-ROM and I need this (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev) ! 

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