[ode] -question on BSD license
Serge Kourdakov
serge at sat-sim.org
Tue Apr 22 01:58:02 2003
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Hi All
I'm new to this list.
I promote the use of ODE to my boss for commercial vehicle simulation =
game.
actually he is quite reluctant to use any LGPL or such things and asks =
too many quesiions on BSD license.
As he does not wish to have probs with licenses. ( But he is not a =
jurist at all)
I explain him that BSD license allows us to use ODE in binary form even =
if we add some modifications to bring our game and ODE together.
all we need to retain credits to ODE developers with our game =
distribution.
some more explanations-=20
as the intended game will go as a single package boss does not wish to =
have code etc included on the CD .... So he is about only binary =
things.
so the question.
Could you confirm that there will not be license probs to us ( as ODE =
as well is licensed under LGPL and possibly there might be some issues) =
if we
1) retain original BSD license text with our game distribution (but =
one license - BSD and we will not include LGPL license) and we =
cleary give credits to original authors.
2) have linked binary of ODE which we might tweak in interfaces to meat =
our specific needs or tweak for specific compiler..
as for me - I'm from russia - and we ( developers here) have very poor =
knowledge of western licences and common way to proceed with them
our copyrights law is far more simple than for ex that in US.=20
also - if the above two points are not sufficient for the use - then =
what else I should do to use ODE in commercial project in binary form =
and be sure things are OK?
Regards
Serge
Zelenograd, Russia
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm new to this list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I promote the use of ODE to my boss =
for =20
commercial vehicle simulation game.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>actually he is quite reluctant to use =
any LGPL or=20
such things and asks too many quesiions on BSD license.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As he does not wish to have probs with =
licenses. (=20
But he is not a jurist at all)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I explain him that BSD license allows =
us to use=20
ODE in binary form even if we add some modifications to bring =
our=20
game and ODE together.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>all we need to retain credits to ODE =
developers=20
with our game distribution.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>some more explanations- </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>as the intended game will go as a =
single=20
package boss does not wish to have code etc included on the CD .... So =
he is=20
about only binary things.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>so the question.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could you confirm that there will not =
be license=20
probs to us ( as ODE as well is licensed under LGPL and possibly =
there=20
might be some issues) if we</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) retain original BSD license text =
with our =20
game distribution (but one license - BSD and we =
will not=20
include LGPL license) and we cleary give credits to original=20
authors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) have linked binary of ODE which we =
might tweak=20
in interfaces to meat our specific needs or tweak for specific=20
compiler..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>as for me - I'm from russia - and we ( =
developers=20
here) have very poor knowledge of western licences and common way =
to=20
proceed with them</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>our copyrights law is far more simple =
than for=20
ex that in US.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>also - if the above two points are =
not=20
sufficient for the use - then what else I should do to use ODE =
in=20
commercial project in binary form and be sure things are =
OK?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Serge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Zelenograd, =
Russia</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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