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Re: License - again
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:52:52 GMT
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John VanZwieten wrote:
> 
> Good to hear more from the app. dev. side (for which I have utmost
> respect)!  What do you think about Larry P.'s idea to add a clause
> requiring free (or nominal cost) application distribution to the
> contributors to the parts library?  ("Contributors" would have to include
> people like Terry K. who put tons of effort into the library but (maybe)
> haven't authored parts.)

  If we take that route then I assume that (L)GPL is not going to be
used. I think we can also add a clause "other licenses can be negociated
with the authors".

  I also liked the idea of requiring the source code for a conversion
program, if the library is converted to another format.

Leonardo



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  Re: License - again
 
Why don't you just say: " This product is licensed under the standard Lego Users Computer Aided Design License. For information or/and questions about the license post a message on lugnet.cad.dev." That way you can just wait with actually coming up (...) (26 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: License - again
 
(...) Again, care needs to be taken here. If the program is a program which converts the library itself, requiring it to be liberally licensed may be reasonable. A conversion program which just converts a LDraw .DAT to a new format which will use a (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G5G03K.E93@lugnet.com... (...) either. (...) developer, (...) I'm (...) somehow a (...) LGPL and (...) (requiring (...) project, (...) I (...) libraries I (...) parts- (...) too. The (...) (...) (26 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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