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Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: salkaner on August 09, 2004, 05:31:27 PM
Hei to all.

I would as your opinion about an open license I'm using on my game (Fresco)

I tried tu se one similar to the QPL.

Fresco Open Idea License (0.1): potete distribuire Fresco così com'è, gratuitamente (eccetto i costi di riproduzione). Potete produrre espansioni, avventure e qualunque materiale di supporto per Fresco, o anche la vostra versione di Fresco, ma il materiale prodotto deve esistere in una versione liberamente distribuibile (si consiglia questa stessa licenza), e su richiesta dovete spedirne una copia all'autore del gioco


Fresco Open Idea License (0.1) : you can freely distribute Fresco as is, for free (except for reproduction/printing  costs). You can publish extension, settings, adventures or any support material for Fresco, or even your own version of Fresco, but all products must exist ina a freely distributable version (this license is recommneded), and upon request yuo have to send a copy to the original author.


Do you think this license could be fine for a free (but non necessarily forever gratis ) game?
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: Jürgen Mayer on August 09, 2004, 06:48:12 PM
Why not just use the Creative Commons license?
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

More info at http://creativecommons.org/
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: Jack Aidley on August 10, 2004, 09:29:15 AM
QuoteDo you think this license could be fine for a free (but non necessarily forever gratis ) game?

If this is your intention, I suggest you avoid any, and all, GPL derived licenses and simply put it out for free for time being.
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: salkaner on August 14, 2004, 02:11:13 PM
Quote from: Jürgen MayerWhy not just use the Creative Commons license?
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/



Thanks for the hint.

That license sounds fine, but (in an optimistic vision) I could not keep track of what derivative work will be made from mine (and if and when I wish to create a commercial RPG from it, it could be useful).
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: salkaner on August 14, 2004, 02:14:15 PM
Quote from: Jack Aidley
QuoteDo you think this license could be fine for a free (but non necessarily forever gratis ) game?

If this is your intention, I suggest you avoid any, and all, GPL derived licenses and simply put it out for free for time being.

Why?

My idea is to create (actually, already done) a solid system that will be forever free, but maybe in teh future, , to create a complete and tough  RPG based on it, and (if market will allow it) to be sold.
Meanwhile, I wish to encourage any derivative work based on my system.

Without an open license, it will be hard, I feel.
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: Jack Aidley on August 16, 2004, 09:27:57 AM
No, if that's your intention then it will be fine - I misunderstood.
Title: A license question (FOIL)
Post by: salkaner on August 26, 2004, 01:47:28 PM
Quote from: Jack AidleyNo, if that's your intention then it will be fine - I misunderstood.

NO prob. THX.
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