[Nel] Something I don't understand about the license agreement.

Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:41:44 -0600

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+I just want to make sure I understand this right...
+
+I use this source code to build the base of my game...
+I do all sorts of work to make my own game built around this core =
+engine...
+I then try to get people to play the game...
+People get the game (for free, or at least, for the cost of shipping it, =
+but no profit can be made on that...)
+I charge for the monthly service to the game, and make boat loads of =
+money...
+
+But then, because of the way this license reads, someone else can =
+request the entire source code to my game, set up their own game that's =
+exactly like mine, and charge people to use it just like I am doing...=20
+
+So if all of the above is correct... what is the point of me making my =
+game using NeL in the first place?  When someone can just steal my =
+entire game (not just the NeL source, but all of the "derivitive works" =
+that are packaged with it as a whole), and run the game service =
+themselves... basically, taking me out of the loop entirely.
+
+If I'm completely off here, I appologise.  I'm extremely new to the =
+whole "open source" thing...=20
+
+My main concern is that I have a bunch of gameplay concepts that I want =
+to implement... having nothing to do with graphical quality, or any sort =
+of innovative programming... I have plot, and I have what I consider a =
+"bigger and better plan" than anything UO or EQ or AC have ever done... =
+and this license is basically saying that I have to give all of THAT =
+stuff up if I choose to use NeL as my core code?
+
+*scratches head*=20
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+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I just want to make sure I understand this=20
+right...</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I use this source code to build the base of my=20
+game...</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I do all sorts of work to make my own game built =
+around this=20
+core engine...</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I then try to get people to play the =
+game...</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>People get the game (for free, or at least, for the =
+cost of=20
+shipping it, but no profit can be made on that...)</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I charge for the monthly service to the game, and =
+make boat=20
+loads of money...</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>But then, because of the way this license reads, =
+someone else=20
+can request the entire source code to my game, set up their own game =
+that's=20
+exactly like mine, and charge people to use it just like I am doing...=20
+</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>So if all of the above is correct... what is the =
+point of me=20
+making my game using NeL in the first place?&nbsp; When someone can just =
+steal=20
+my entire game (not just the NeL source, but all of the "derivitive =
+works" that=20
+are packaged with it as a whole), and run the game service themselves... =
+
+basically, taking me out of the loop entirely.</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If I'm completely off here, I appologise.&nbsp; I'm =
+extremely=20
+new to the whole "open source" thing... </FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My main concern is that I have a bunch of gameplay =
+concepts=20
+that I want to implement... having nothing to do with graphical quality, =
+or any=20
+sort of innovative programming... I have plot, and I have what I =
+consider a=20
+"bigger and better plan" than anything UO or EQ or AC have ever done... =
+and this=20
+license is basically saying that I have to give all of THAT stuff up if =
+I choose=20
+to use NeL as my core code?</FONT></DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
+<DIV><FONT size=3D2>*scratches head*&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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