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From:Timo K Suoranta
Date:5 May 2000 at 17:38:49
Subject:Re: Monthly FAQ post

This really makes me wonder: What if someone takes the released
source and makes new Amiga PPC port? I assume that would be legal.
And I would guess this already has been done. Should be meantioned
here. Not everyone knows that QuakePPC here refers to a specific
version, based on the illegal source.

> 3. Is 'QuakePPC' now legal since the Quake source has been released?
...
> changes (optimisations and extra features) added, and copyright remains
> with ClickBoom. Also, as it was based on pirated source code, it will
^^
It? Clickboom?

> always be illigal. Please do not support projects based on illigal code.
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^

AFAIK the correct spelling is 'illegal'.

-- Timo Suoranta -- tksuoran@cc.helsinki.fi --