LGPL, GPL, BSD licenses [Was: OSS/Linux Games Programming]

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:51:20PM -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
> A sort of third route that has been taken by ID Software for their
> older games is to release the source code under the GPL, but not
> release the data files. So, want to produce a first person shooter
> type game, well, the source for some older games is out there, but you
> will have to come up with your own monster definitions and level
> descriptions...

So sell the data, but give away the engine. :)

After all tis the data that really makes the game.  Just look at what
different data can do in terms of Quake 3 versus Alice.  Same engine,
way different game.

Of course since ID licenses their game engine, they only give it away
when it becomes "obsolete" to some extent and they have a new one they
are licensing.  No reason to give all the goodies to the competirors
too soon after all.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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