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(...) 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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(...) 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)
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(...) One thing I forgot to add -- In the spirit of open content, I think that any license that comes about ought to at least require that the republisher of the data must give a link to www.ldraw.org so that anyone using the parts or any (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"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)
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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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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(...) It took me a while, but I finally realized why I'm so hesitant to re-orient this file... It's (part of) a sphere, and _all_ of the sphere (and disc/non-disc/edge) files are oriented such that the "centerpoint" (i.e., focus) of the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ooo, ick. I'll look into that. There's plenty of code in LDAO that does substitutions like tabs to blanks and CRs to CRLFs, but I don't remember doing anything with commas. And I usually pass code around in text buffers, not using the inherent (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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ledit can sometimes generate runtime errors. the 2 that are most relevent are: runtime error 216 (out of memory I think). This error means that the model or part file that you are trying to load is too large. the other one you will encounter is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, thanks to your message with explanatory image. :-) Please consider giving that to whomever is in charge of maintaining the L-CAD FAQ at ldraw.org. (...) Using Steve's sugggestion as well, I'll call it "1-8sphc.dat". I've also inserted (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good suggestion. Except without the second dash, please. Could you make the title be: 1/8 Sphere Cut Off And add some comment lines, something like: 0 This figure is a sphere (radius 2^.5) intersected with a 0 standard-sized LDraw box (see (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yah, that would be the thing to do: send it to partsref@home.com. (...) I'm planning on using it in the skeleton leg, and maybe retro-fitting it into the minifig torso.[1] (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There's a primitives group who decides if the primitive should be accepted or not (it's been a while since we last discussed anything so I don't know if it's still active). I don't have the list of members in this computer so I think the best (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You mean you've managed to add the type 5 lines ? [snip] (...) To me, it's a special kind of sphere, so what fo you all think of 1-8sph-c.dat (standing for 1/8 of a sphere, cut of to fit in a corner) Greatings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've finally put together an installation package for LDAO that should be safe. But it needs some more testing, before I publish it generally. Would someone be willing to try this out, and verify that it works? The test copy is at: (URL) Just (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part number for "Animal Cattlehorn" and "Minifig Accessory Islander Crest"
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ACK!! Brain cramp, brain cramp! :-P I meant to say "6029a.dat" and "6029b.dat", respectively. That's "6", not "8". Really.... Thanks, Franklin (...) ===== Franklin Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-) fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) OR (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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OK, I've finished this primitive, but before I re-submit it, I need to know a couple of things... Just what do I call the DAT file? On my PC's hard drive, I'm calling it "RND-CRNR.DAT". Is that food enough? Also, what extra steps (if any) do I need (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | part number for "Animal Cattlehorn" and "Minifig Accessory Islander Crest"
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According to this post "(URL) part number for the sprue containing the cattlehorns and Islander crest is 8029. Therefore, I want to rename the DAT file for the cattlehorn piece to "8029a.dat", and the name I'll be using for the Islander crest will (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: "Needs Work"- Needs Work
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(...) Basically, the idea is that each new partfile would be carefully reviewed by a small number of people (between 1 and 3 reviewers per file, I think). Once the reviewers and the author agreed on the part, it would be released. As soon as I can, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:G0sn7p.M08@lugnet.com... (...) This sounds like an interesting idea. I'd like to hear more. Adam (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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