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Re: MLCad extensions in the files on Parts Tracker
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Tue, 30 Jul 2002 01:57:25 GMT
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Don (& all) -
The fact that the MLCAD extensions are under such license makes me very
nervous as well. I am of the opinion that any extensions used with the
LDraw file format should be documented on LDraw.org and made freely
available for use without restriction to everyone developing or writing
parts for the LDraw system.
Thoughts?
-Tim
In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Don Heyse writes:
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> > "Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam.go.away.com> writes:
> >
> > > Uh Oh, we need some *unlicensed* documentation on this meta
> > > command. It's already used in some official parts. If I have to
> > > get permission in writing to use all the features of the official
> > > parts (or be liable for unspecified damages) I'm gonna find myself
> > > a new hobby.
> >
> > Perhaps the use of the "ROTATION CENTER" meta statement in the parts
> > library can be changed into a different, non-licensed format? The
> > word "CENTER" breaks the standing LDraw tradition of using British
> > English terms anyway. In my opinion it should have been "CENTRE".
> >
> > And it appears that the ROTATION meta statement is easily confused
> > with the LDLITE statement ROTATE, which may be a bad thing.
>
> Meanwhile, Steve could you switch the parts tracker to use MLCAD
> instead of ldglite to generate the image files? The whole license
> thing and especially the "liable for damages" part makes me nervous.
> I don't want to be sued just because someone submits a part with
> an MLCAD licensed extension and ldglite is used to convert it into
> a picture. I did a quick grep on ldraw.org of the files currently in
> the tracker directory and found several files from several different
> authors containing MLCAD ROTATION lines. I didn't read much of
> the MLCAD extension spec beyond the license so I have no idea what
> other licensed extensions may be in there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
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