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Re: Is the LDraw parts database free?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:28:19 GMT
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Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> writes:
> "Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:
> > > I guess that I've said this 100 times but I'll repeat it once again:
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> > I've never heard it before and it's not in the FAQ.
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> This is not the kind of thing that would be in the FAQ.
If you've had to say it a hundred times already, I think it _should_ be
in the FAQ. That's what FAQs are for, isn't it? Frequently answered
questions.
> > What if someone makes a public domain or GPL or open source CAD program
> > and distributes it with the LDraw parts, possibly changed in some way?
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> Isn't that the case of LDLite ?
Nah, I wouldn't say so. The parts database isn't distributed with
LDLITE. Sure, LDLITE uses James Jessiman's LDraw format, but no parts
are distributed with it.
> Besides, I've been doing that with LeoCAD for a long time (but I have
> permission).
Well, we can't use James Jessiman's permission as a rule for who can
distribute the parts, as he isn't around anymore.
Fredrik
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| (...) I thought everybody knew that. :) (...) This is not the kind of thing that would be in the FAQ. I just said that because I was probably the only person who ever asked permission to use the LDraw library in another program. Maybe Tore had the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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