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- Elias Martenson wrote:
- > to use the same file format (just like a .jpeg viewer or whatever) AFAIK
- > the .wad file format is not copyrighted. And even the file format will be
-
- Yes it is copyrighted. Read the license agreement of doom. they
- say that any derivative product relying on the WAD format should
- be approved by iD.
-
- The problem is that they don't answer the e-mail. (I've sent at
- least six or seven to several of their addresses that they
- pretend are not bots. I'll have to snail mail them. Anyone has
- their address?
-
- We shouldn't underestimate this legal issue. We are no compagny,
- but this only makes thing worse! Our personal responsibility is
- involved. We have to convince them, or.... forget about doom
- compatibility and make a completely independant project. But it
- would really be a pity, because this was the original idea,
- wasn't it?
-
- > I can pretty safely assure you that there is no risk.
-
- I wouldn't bet on that one.
-
- When you make a bargain, you have to estimate the probability of
- losing, but also WHAT you loose.
-
- --
- Bertrand Le Roy
- mailto:bleroy@ccr.jussieu.fr
- http://pc60.gcr.jussieu.fr/BLR/BLRhome.htm
- tel. 44.27.72.95 fax. 44.27.72.87
- A Darwinian theory of Gravitation:
- In the beginning, mature apples fell in all directions.
- But only the trees whose apples fell down have survived.
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