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ZHugh Becquerel
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Join date: 24 Oct 2003
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11-11-2003 08:16
> Frankly I'm not sure what anyone could possibly build/paint/script/upload to SL that would need IP law protection anyway.
MMORPG-over-SL Toolkit, stored in SourceForge.
Basically, need two things:
- SL needs to be effectively a runtime to stand a good chance of getting the project accepted by SourceForge
- if one day we all migrate to a different platform, need to be able to shift/port the code to it
Good points/bad points for Linden: bad point first: letting users retain IP rights means that users can port their toolkits to other platforms as and when; good points: it encourages people to devote *substantial* quantities of their time for free to develop stuff that makes their world stand out.
As it stands, LSL is quite unique and wouldn't be easy-peasy to port, but I'd like the option, and it will make it much easier to get experienced developers on-board.
Bottom-line, having to port the project to a different platform at some point is a major risk, and removing IP boundaries reduces this risk to a purely technical one.
ZHugh
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Garoad Kuroda
Prophet of Muppetry
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,989
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11-14-2003 10:13
Ok they did.
Is it better now?
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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Has anyone told Zhugh?
11-14-2003 10:16
From: someone Originally posted by Garoad Kuroda
Ok they did.
Is it better now? So has anyone told Zhugh? Come back, Zhugh! |
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Garoad Kuroda
Prophet of Muppetry
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,989
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11-14-2003 10:29
Yeah seriously, someone who knows him shoot him a PM maybe he'll get a notice in his email, lol.
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Mac Beach
Linux/OS X User
Join date: 22 Mar 2002
Posts: 458
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11-14-2003 13:35
WOW, talk about responsive to user needs. What other company has changed their TOS just to get ONE user back!
*signs off to formulate my demands*
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Darwin Appleby
I Was Beaten With Satan
Join date: 14 Mar 2003
Posts: 2,779
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11-14-2003 16:53
Woah, and who said the Lindens weren't listening to the users? Geez..
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Touche.
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ZHugh Becquerel
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Join date: 24 Oct 2003
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11-16-2003 11:56
Nice... and looks like we got a couple of Slashdot articles on SecondLife into the bargain!
As Cory said, Linden was going to do this anyway, but the thread was nice timing.
What has been achieved is:
- Linden have explicitly stated that GPL-type licences are possible on LSL code,
- Slashdot has given an implicit thumbs-up to the current ToS, to the extent that no-one pointed out any potential problems with it,
- I can show SourceForge the Slashdot thread if I need to provide evidence for LSL GPL-eligibility
- lots of potential SecondLife developers know about the existance of the game and the possibility of writing code for it on a GPL-basis
As a rather nice side-effect, there are articles on SecondLife in SlashDot, Gamespot and a little bit everywhere. Some good publicity for the game!
ZHugh
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