[Dev] Parabola stance on game assets

[Josh Branning]

oops, #3 should have been OK, so long as it doesn't link or include them.

On 28/09/18 03:37, Josh Branning wrote:
> On 28/09/18 03:33, pribib wrote:
>> It would be a real shame for projects such as the following to not even
>> be considered due to a lack of clarity as to what extent Parabola is
>> implementing it's free cultural work policy.
>>
>> https://github.com/rwengine/openrw
>> https://github.com/SFTtech/openage
>> https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenLoco
>> https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
>>
>>
>
> Dunno about these projects, but to answer my own questions in the spirit
> of parabola:
>
> 1) NOT OK
> 2) NOT OK
>
> To answer your questions in the spirit of parabola:
>
> 1) NOT OK
> 2) NOT OK
> 3) NOT OK
>
>
>
>
> ... Though please do not consider this to be a vote. I shall abstain.
>
>> On 28/09/18 03:23, Josh Branning wrote:
>>> Re. the questions; I was going under the assumption that if it's not
>>> OK it shouldn't be included in parabola.
>>>
>>> On 28/09/18 03:18, pribib wrote:
>>>> Perhaps the following?
>>>>
>>>> 1) OK or NOT OK to include non-free assets. (e.g. Warsow)
>>>>   ... and ...
>>>> 2) OK or NOT OK to provide programs whose primary purpose are to obtain
>>>> non-free assets. (e.g. OpenRA)
>>>>
>>>> 3) OK or NOT OK to provide programs whose primary purpose are to make
>>>> use of non-free assets. (Whether this be importing into a game
>>>> engine or
>>>> something else, e.g. OpenMW)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> While a program like wget may be able to "import assets" it should not
>>>> be compared to programs whose primary reason for existence is to import
>>>> non-free assets.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 28/09/18 03:12, Josh Branning wrote:
>>>>>> I strongly urge other developers to make their opinions known as to
>>>>>> where the line should be drawn.
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably a consensus needs to be reached about
>>>>>
>>>>> Whether it's ...
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) OK or NOT OK to include non-free assets.
>>>>>  ... and ...
>>>>> 2) OK or NOT OK to link to non-free assets.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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