Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by todsacerdoti » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:38 PM UTC

Doom Released Under GPLv2
github.com

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by imbusy111 » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:45 PM UTC

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by AdmiralAsshat » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:46 PM UTC

What benefits does this confer, in practice, over the license it already had? The source code has been up there for years. The assets are still proprietary, right?

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by gostsamo » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:46 PM UTC

imbusy111 wrote: post #2

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

doesn't it make it a copyrighted material then?

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by umpalumpaaa » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:47 PM UTC

imbusy111 wrote: post #2

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

Without a license the default copyright law kicks in which means:

"The default copyright laws applies meaning that the autor retains all rights to the source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the work."

Good luck

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by arsome » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:49 PM UTC

umpalumpaaa wrote: post #5

imbusy111 wrote: post #2

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

Without a license the default copyright law kicks in which means: "The default copyright laws applies meaning that the autor retains all rights to the source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the work." Good luck

Doom code has been opened for a while under the Doom Source License originally.

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Doom_Source_License

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by kmeisthax » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:49 PM UTC

Wait, I'm confused. I thought the source release from iD was always GPLv2? Did they just forget to put a copy of the GPL in the repo?

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by vdaea » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:50 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #3

What benefits does this confer, in practice, over the license it already had? The source code has been up there for years. The assets are still proprietary, right?

For example you couldn't rent or sell your fork.

Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:50 PM UTC

umpalumpaaa wrote: post #5

imbusy111 wrote: post #2

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

Without a license the default copyright law kicks in which means: "The default copyright laws applies meaning that the autor retains all rights to the source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the work." Good luck

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Re: Doom Released Under GPLv2

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Post by ViktorRay » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 7:50 PM UTC

umpalumpaaa wrote: post #5

imbusy111 wrote: post #2

Thanks, but I'd rather take the one without the GPLv2 license one commit earlier.

Without a license the default copyright law kicks in which means: "The default copyright laws applies meaning that the autor retains all rights to the source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the work." Good luck

This is wrong in this case. Doom source code has previously been released under other licenses. In such situations in the open source world we can choose which of the licenses we want to follow.