Based on disassembly of the PC DOS version, this port runs on PC, Mac and Linux and features many enhancements such as quick saving and the ability to mod the game including level design.

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    1 year ago

    So it’s not quite as clear cut as this.

    You cannot change the license of a derivative work. That part is clear cut.

    I cannot take a Harry Potter book, use Google Translate to translate it into another language, polish up the result by hand, and then claim it as my work at slap whatever license I like on it.

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      1 year ago

      If you read the linked document, it outlines how reverse engineering may fall under a certain level of fair use, e.g. for reasearch and/or backup/archival purposes.

      It really isn’t as clear-cut as it seems at first.

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        1 year ago

        Yes, fair use and such. But slapping the GPL on the result is not fair use and archival. That you cannot do.

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          1 year ago

          Your changes can be gpl licensed, similar to how a rom hack can be licensed however you want.

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            1 year ago

            Your changes can be gpl licensed, similar to how a rom hack can be licensed however you want.

            Read the GPL and what it has to say about derivative works which this undeniably is.

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              1 year ago

              I’ve been in the open source software world for multiple decades. I am well aware of the gpl and what it has to say about derivative works.

              You seem a little confused however, though I feel like you are just desperately trying to wrangle an angle where you can totes win and you were never wrong. It’s really annoying to get into a conversation online like that.

              Anyway, incase anyone else gets here, this guy is just endlessly wrong. Ignore.

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                1 year ago

                just desperately trying to wrangle an angle where you can totes win

                this guy is just endlessly wrong

                Pity you haven’t made an effort to prove what you’re saying and seem to be just desperately trying to wrangle an angle where you can totes win.

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                  1 year ago

                  I’m the original guy, I provided the link to the legal opinion pdf.

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                1 year ago

                I’m not wrong. You cannot just slap the GPL on disassembled proprietary software. That’s a fact. Ask your lawyer.

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                    1 year ago

                    This is not a separately distributed patch set as LAME was in the beginning. That’s GPL slapped on the combined work. Not really that hard to understand.