Re: Unlicensed game source code hosting

[Václav Haisman]

On 07. 07. 21 15:32, dj Stolen wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am a BoardGameGeek and as I was browsing https://boardgamegeek.com I
> found some implementation of games which are only there on the site
> (nowhere else).
> 
> These are actually pretty famous and good rated games, and some are even
> done with original graphics so look extremely good
> 
> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63628/manhattan-project (unlicensed;
> original graphics; C source code available; Win-Binary runs with Wine 6.0.1
> no prob)
> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre (asked the developer to
> repackage for Linux - he will get back to me; original graphics; Java
> source code not available at the moment, I will ask down the road;
> Win-Binary runs with Wine no prob)
> https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art (no code at the
> moment; lower quality graphics but ok; Win-Binary runs with Wine no prob)
> https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra (no code at the moment;
> graphics resembles original and ok; Win-Binary runs with Wine no prob)
> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire (unlicensed; graphics
> resembles original and ok; C source code available; Win-Binary runs with
> Wine no prob)
> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9217/saint-petersburg (not clear at the
> moment, in discussion; graphics resembles original and ok; Win-Binary runs
> with Wine no prob)
> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22345/yspahan (not clear at the moment,
> in discussion; graphics resembles original and ok; Win-Binary runs with
> Wine no prob)
> 
> So, my intention is to bring these games to Linux Users as wide as
> possible, that's why I came to you with hope that it will stream to most
> Linux distros and not be bound to one.
> Some have potential to be ported to native apps, some perhaps only to be
> run on Wine, so my questions for you are:
> 
> 1) Can I host the Unlicensed code in your repository?
> 2) If for some games, source cannot be obtained, but only permission to
> distribute .exe for Linux, would it be ok to host the game in that sense?
> 3) Are there any other topics I should take into consideration?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 

If the authors are responding, can't they be gently asked to slap a
license on their source?


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VH