Re: [Enigma-devel] Oxyd 2000

[Tacvek]

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> French translations
> of this license can certainly be found
> on the internet.  Please read it

The author of this program seems to have no trouble writing English so I 
doubt language will be a problem.


> 2) The executable oxyd2000.exe is a (slightly) modified version of
> enigma.exe.  Removing my name from the credits screen is not very nice,
> to say the least.  You have every right (and opportunity) to claim
> credits for *your* work, but not for mine.

If you had included a copyright symbol before your name on the credits 
screen
this would also be a violation of the GPL. Besides it is just wrong.

> 3) It appears that your level editor includes some of Enigma's graphics
> files in the .exe file.  I'm not going to pick nits here, but a strict
> interpretation of Enigma's license does not allow this unless the whole
> editor is distributed under the same terms as Enigma (i.e., certainly
> not shareware!).  I don't consider this a problem in this particular
> case, but you should at least have asked!

A shareware level editor for a GPL'ed game just seems wrong!


> 4) It would be nice if I did not have to use google to learn about
> projects like this.  Please inform me about new releases. :-)

He did indirectly alert you. Please read the comments to this bug:
http://savannah.nongnu.org/support/?func=detailitem&item_id=102263

> PS: I don't think it's wise to include the Oxyd magnum data file with
> Oxyd 2000.  Dongleware still holds the copyrights for this one, as far
> as I know.

I doubt it is any big deal, copyright violation is only a problem if the 
copyright holder
files charges related to it. Seeing as Meinolf Schneider has ignored all 
attempts to contact
him about OXYD I doubt he would prosecute anybody.

Tacvek