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Orion Pobursky wrote:
> So exactly how would someone release a rendering in
> complience with open source?
That depends on the license on the LDraw Parts Library
and the LDraw file for the model/scene.
> The DAT file associated with the render is not subject to
> the open source rules (since it is not a derivative work
> but merely references the library as a tool)
Exactly.
> so you can't force release of the DAT code.
But since the _rendering_ of the DAT file _is_ a derivative
work of the LDraw Parts Library, distributing the rendering
may change the game.
Assuming that the LDraw Parts Library is under a:
a) GPL or LGPL style license, the "viral effect" of the
license means that those who get the rendering also
should get (access to) the source for the DAT file and
the relevant parts of the LDraw Parts Library.
b) BSD style license, there is no obligation to distribute
any source files with the rendering.
Jacob
--
»Forøvrigt mener jeg at PTO skal begynde at skrive på en
grundlovstale.« -- Niels Elgaard Larsen
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| (...) Perhaps the book authors could share some insight on this, because there are many books out there containing renderings. What legal hoops did they jump through in order to publish? Don (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) Actually I beliee that this is the exact case where the LGPL differes from the GPL. Since the Parts 'library' will only be referecned as a library, I think that (if the LGPL were used on it,) it's license wouldn't pollute the license of the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) So exactly how would someone release a rendering in complience with open source ? The DAT file associated with the render is not subject to the open source rules (since it is not a derivative work but merely references the library as a tool) (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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