Re: [Enigma-devel] Copyrights

[Nat Pryce]

A solution might be to modify ralf_sokoban.lua and each sokoban level to
read the level layout from pure data files using the Lua I/O functions.  The
level layout would then not need to be distributed under the GPL but could
still be included with Enigma.

Cheers,
            Nat.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tacvek" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Enigma-devel] Copyrights


> >
> > The Sokoban levels are copyrighted by people I contacted and asked for
> > permission to include their levels into Enigma.
> > I think these levels cannot be GPLed.
>
> they can be gpled but only through a joint agreement by the copyright
owner
> and the creator of the level file. If they are not gpled then things get
> VERY ugly.
>
> The problem arises with the concept of libraries and programs as it
related
> to the enigma.
> If ralf_sokoban.lua is considered a library, and the sokoban levels are
> considered programs, then it is unclear if you are allowed to distribute
the
> levels at all. The ambiguity is that lua has no real binary format. It may
> be that because there is no excecutable form it can be distributed, as the
> linking would occur locally and the linked form is never distributed, so
> copyright law *cannot* limit the linking.
>
> I would assume this is the case so distribution of the sokoban levels is
> straightforward. You cannot distribute the sokban levels as part of the
> enigma package as the pakage as a whole is under the gpl. However you can
> make it a second 'extention' package that is distributed under a different
> licence. You can also package the extention package in an installer (such
as
> the windows installer) as long as you give the user the option not to
> install the 'extention' and make it clear that it is a different package
and
> is licenced under a different licence.
>
>
>
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