nogravity data license

[Hans de Goede]

Hi all,

Peter Lemenkov (in the CC) just edited the wiki and moved nogravity from the 
interesting games to package list to the list of games which we will not 
package, because the readme in cvs states that the data files are copyrighted:
http://nogravity.cvs.sourceforge.net/nogravity/nogravity/README.TXT?revision...

However the readme was last updated February 13, 2005 and in februari 2006 the 
datafiles were added to the sourceforge download page, see:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131322

And the release notes of this adding say:
"Release Name: 2.0

Notes:
Changes: - Added GPL license."
See:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=131322&release_id=...

Which to me clearly means that upstream has relicensed the data under the GPL, 
also notice that if you download the latest datafiles a GPL COPYING file is 
included, and that that file is the only included license info in the data tarbal.

And for the final proof, here is upstreams FAQ, which states that the gamedata 
has been relicensed under the GPL as of the 2.0 gamedata release:
"You state on the download page
"No Gravity is free of charge, covered under the GPL license [...]".
Well, look, if you say No Gravity (whichever spelling is right), it means
all of it, which I learned isn't true, as the game data apparently is
"only" freeware.

Source code is GPL 2.0. Game data is under GPL (big changes compared with 
version 1.99)"

See:
http://www.realtech-vr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=361

So I really so no problem here, still to be really sure I'm asking here, anyone 
got any objections to me moving this back to the "interesting games" list?

Regards,

Hans

p.s.

bpepple, I added you the CC as I saw on the nogravity forums you were 
interested in packaging it back when the data was still merely freeware.

[Peter Lemenkov]

2007/6/5, Hans de Goede :
> "Release Name: 2.0
>
> Notes:
> Changes: - Added GPL license."
> See:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=131322&release_id=...
>
> Which to me clearly means that upstream has relicensed the data under the GPL,
> also notice that if you download the latest datafiles a GPL COPYING file is
> included, and that that file is the only included license info in the data tarbal.

[sorry, skipped]
> Source code is GPL 2.0. Game data is under GPL (big changes compared with
> version 1.99)"
> So I really so no problem here, still to be really sure I'm asking here, anyone
> got any objections to me moving this back to the "interesting games" list?

I haven't any objections.
Looks like it's time to reopen BR# 361147

http://www.realtech-vr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=361147

I've got some spall patches for PowerPC-arch (I still have some
troubles running game at linux-ppc).

if nobody volunteers to take ownership of NoGravity I'll take it.

[Brian Pepple]

On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 22:34 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Peter Lemenkov (in the CC) just edited the wiki and moved nogravity from the 
> interesting games to package list to the list of games which we will not 
> package, because the readme in cvs states that the data files are copyrighted:
> http://nogravity.cvs.sourceforge.net/nogravity/nogravity/README.TXT?revision...
>
> However the readme was last updated February 13, 2005 and in februari 2006 the 
> datafiles were added to the sourceforge download page, see:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131322
>
> And the release notes of this adding say:
> "Release Name: 2.0
>
> Notes:
> Changes: - Added GPL license."
> See:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=131322&release_id=...
>
> Which to me clearly means that upstream has relicensed the data under the GPL, 
> also notice that if you download the latest datafiles a GPL COPYING file is 
> included, and that that file is the only included license info in the data tarbal.
>
> And for the final proof, here is upstreams FAQ, which states that the gamedata 
> has been relicensed under the GPL as of the 2.0 gamedata release:
> "You state on the download page
> "No Gravity is free of charge, covered under the GPL license [...]".
> Well, look, if you say No Gravity (whichever spelling is right), it means
> all of it, which I learned isn't true, as the game data apparently is
> "only" freeware.
>
> Source code is GPL 2.0. Game data is under GPL (big changes compared with 
> version 1.99)"

That's good news.  When I was in discussions with them a few years ago,
they didn't seem to have much interest in releasing the data under a
free license. I don't see any problem with moving back onto the wiki,
but it would probably be a good idea to get spot in the loop with regard
to the licensing before approving the package.

/B