gamer_extreme_101 wrote:
Yeah. I should do a complete Webfoot conversion....I'd just need to make sure Erik was OK with it before I continue on.
I'm basically fine with it, but you really need to be careful to do it the right way. I'm assuming you want to distribute everything in one nice package, as opposed to just dropping some files on the board with instructions on how to use them. Here's what you need to do:
1. Give this distribution a unique name such as "
RetroDROD"
, but nothing using "
Webfoot"
or "
Caravel"
since it would cause confusion.
2. In the help file or a readme file, you should provide an explanation of your project and state that all of the source code for it is available at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/drod/ licensed under Mozilla Public License 1.1. The "
licenses"
directory currently installed with DROD should be included in your distribution.
3. Don't use the technical support or upcoming games sections from the old Webfoot help files.
4. You shouldn't display any Webfoot logos, company name, or contact information. We must do this to avoid copyright infringement in the case of the logos, and not generate support contacts or other hassles for Webfoot related to your release.
5. If you plan to distribute the older music that Lars wrote, you should contact Lars, explain what you are doing and ask for his permission. I am 95% sure he'll be fine with it, but you need to ask. For his e-mail go to
http://www.activitone.net/contact.htm .
What a pain, eh? With the exception of #5, (I instead replaced Lars' music with mine) these are steps I also had to go through to make the first version of Caravel DROD legit. If you just want to drop some files on the board, #1 doesn't apply, #2 and #3 only apply if you are releasing an older version of the help file, and for #5, you would just state that the music files are not to be distributed outside of the forum.
-Erik
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