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Offline captain-custard

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just a quick one


what is the definition of the FSopen is it gpl or something else?

thanks
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It's a special somewhat restrictive license, it's not FOSS.  That's one reason we can't use GPL code with it, maybe LGPL but that'd be about it.  I don't know where to find the actual license to show you, maybe someone else can post a link.
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Well the GPL bit can be worked out from the header at the top of all the released code.

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/*
 * Copyright (C) Volition, Inc. 1999.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * All source code herein is the property of Volition, Inc. You may not sell
 * or otherwise commercially exploit the source or things you created based on the
 * source.
 *
*/

That is a direct contradiction to GPL's licence which states that anything using GPL can not have a more restrictive license than GPL.
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Also, it is understood that we have the ability to use LGPL code in FSO, but not release FSO itself as LGPL (or GPL for that matter).

 

Offline captain-custard

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thanks everyone...

as i understand the fs/fsopen is not gpl
 but the total conversions based on the engine are?(taken into consideration that they are fairly useless without the engine)

is this correct?

and what status do the mods have that still use fs ships etc?

once again thanks
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Offline Flaser

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thanks everyone...

as i understand the fs/fsopen is not gpl
 but the total conversions based on the engine are?(taken into consideration that they are fairly useless without the engine)

is this correct?

and what status do the mods have that still use fs ships etc?

once again thanks


The total conversion that use the engine aren't gpl either.
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The engine itself is free to distribute, and if you make a total conversion you can distribute it for free as a standalone, but not under the GPL or the MIT license or anything like them.  The difference between a TC is that you don't need the FS2 retail data to play it, which we've stopped distributing through HLP now that it can be purchased for $6 from GOG.
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