Licence for game data

[Hans de Goede]

Aurelien Bompard wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> As you already know, I'm getting a Glest package in shape for FE. I'm almost 
> done, but I'd like another advice. The license for the game code is GPLv2, 
> but the license for the game data reads :
> « This software is provided without any express or implied warranty. In no 
> event shall the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use 
> of this software.
> This software may be redistributed freely, but all redistributions must 
> retain all occurences of the above copyright notice and web site addresses 
> that are currently in place. »
> 
> It doesn't say that I may modify it, but since one of Glest's features is 
> that it can be modified using XML, I'm pretty sure they overlooked it in 
> the licence.txt
> 
> So I was going to ask the team for clarification, but which licence should I 
> propose for game data ? BSD ? CC-BY ? CC-BY-SA ?
> 

I wouldn't ask for a specific license, the current one is fine for FE, you could ask if modification is allowed and ask them to add a statement explictly stating this to the current license.

Regards,

Hans