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Re: License - again
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:05:32 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In view of the implications contained in *this*:
> http://news.lugnet.com/announce/?n=880 w.r.t. designing your own custom
> sets for TLC to manufacture for you... I think it is *extremely* important
> to do so.
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> I would want the "free designing program" to be compatible with what has
> gone before, or better yet, to actually USE the LDraw format rather than
> requiring a conversion step. So I'd like TLC to be able to use it. Heck, I
> hope they license MLCad and just give people that. The thought of a CREATOR
> style drawing interface makes me blanch.
When TLG offered me a job, my first task would be to work in that
project so I know what this is all about. I signed an NDA when I was in
Billund and I can't talk about it but I think I can say that unless they
changed their plans, they won't use the LDraw format.
> In view of that, I think it's critical that whatever license we do work, and
> further, I think it's critical we drive this to resolution ASAP.
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> In fact, I think someone ought to contact TLC legal to see if we can get
> some participation on their part to see what's acceptable to them.
I don't think they care about it, they have their own library and
won't use our.
> Unless people think that TLC bringing out an incompatible format that
> doesn't interconvert is a good thing, that is.
Do you think they will prefer a format compatible with their existing
applications or compatible with ours ? Remember that AFOLs never were a
high priority for them, otherwise we wouldn't have Town Jr.
> PS, Leonardo, I think Steve is right about the gaps in your latest proposal.
> Authors have different needs than users.
And what needs do authors have ? I've asked this before and I didn't
get an answer. As a (somewhat retired) parts author, I only want to have
credit for my work, I don't care about what people do with my parts.
Leonardo
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 | | Re: License - again
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| In lugnet.cad.dev, Leonardo Zide writes: <snip> (...) <snip> So did you decide to take the job? Jude (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.people)
| | | Re: License - again
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| (...) That's information you have and we didn't... so I defer, gladly. However I do want to repeat this: (...) Well, I know what *I* prefer anyway. Open source is better than closed source, LDraw format, warts and all, is at least publicly (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License - again
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| (...) I thought we were close to having the right mods in a previous draft. (...) In view of the implications contained in *this*: (URL) w.r.t. designing your own custom sets for TLC to manufacture for you... I think it is *extremely* important to (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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