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- From: angelo@i41fs2.ira.uka.de (Angelo Schneider Betr.Prechelt)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: WHAT ARE THE BEST GAMES AROUND AT THE
- Date: 8 Nov 1992 15:19:18 GMT
- Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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- In article <1992Nov8.022904.3470@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>, cknight@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Chris Knight) writes:
- |> In article <2afa56ba.8cda36.2@BEIZ.mediatex.ch>, Ikki@BEIZ.mediatex.ch (064230062: Fernmeldedirektion Olten) writes:
- |> >
- |> >AARRRGGHH. I hate Braben. Why, why and
- |> >again why did he that, etc.
- |>
- |> I agree. It's not as if Braben is on hard times! From recent info in computer
- |> magazines, he's collected a six figure income for Elite, and the same again
- |> from the hype that's appearing over Elite 2.
- |> Besides, if you're going to write a space game using vector graphics, how can
- |> you not make it look like an Elite spin-off. Fercrissakes, the guy's just a
- |> money-grabbing so-and-so. Talented, but still money-grabbing.
- |>
- |> >(Ok, I have Elite on my Archie, but it
- |> >was not converted by Braben himself).
- |> >Talking about copyrights in this subject
- |> >, what about Karma?? That has some parts
- |> >of Elite too, hasn t it?
- |>
- |> As above. How can it not look like Elite? If the rumour's true, why doesn't
- |> Braben just get stuck into all s/w houses that have done a vector graphics
- |> space-game? Unfortunately, I still can't think of a game on the Arc that has
- |> the polish of Zarch. Maybe it's me.
- |>
- |> >
- |> >Greetings.
- |> >
- |> >Internet: Ikki(at)BEIZ.mediatex.ch
- |> \/"\/\/"\/
- |> Ciao, / \/ \
- |> I expect to get flamed for this, but I've just got : # # :
- |> sick of the A symbol that everyone uses! \ \/ /
- |> /&.__._.%\
- |> Disclaimer: This drivel is mine, and no-one elses |###% . .:
- |> STRYQX |##% . . :
- |> ====== \##\ . .:
- |> Darling: I'm as British as Queen Victoria!!! \##\ . :
- |> Blackadder: So your father's German, you're half-German, and &%&\ .:
- |> you married a German? / /\ :
- |> ../\ /\ \!
- |> From "Goodbyee!...", Blackadder Goes Forth \
-
- Sorry, do I miss the point? AS I know you allways can create
- a program with the same look and feel like an other program.
- No one can argue against this. The problem might be for *YOU*
- to prove that you did not use *material* copyrighted by the
- author of the original.
-
- That means if you do not use the sourcecode or the extracted
- machine code from a program you are always free to create the
- same.
-
- angelo
-
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