16 Oct 10, 08:01AM
I feel the need to get this off my chest, as it's becoming quite a popular topic recently and it's also something that I feel very strongly about. The issue I want to address is whether or not editing official, or other people's in general, maps is illegal or immoral. Keep in mind that they are only my opinions. You are free (and I encourage you) to tell me I am wrong and/ or why.
Copyright is in definition the right to copy. It means that as a creator, you are saying "I reserve (am taking for myself) the right to decide what can and cannot be done with my information. This could be a map, a picture, a sound, a piece of music, or an audiovisual work. It could be any idea, dream, or thought in the world. The actual rules and terms that the author decides upon are the license. This could be anything from Microsoft's EULAs to Kopimi.
Imitation is the highest possible example of flattery. I expect AssaultCube itself is the project of those who saw Cube and thought to themselves "You know, I could do this, that, and the other thing with that idea!" And may I say, what has been done thus far is far beyond the scope of Sauerbraten and I am extremely happy that it's community has matured and grown. It really is an incredible project, no matter what version you chose to use. The split in our community over 1.0.4 and 1.1 shows that there are many people who love this game and what has been done with it on one and/ or the other version.
I'm not really sure why I felt the need to say this. I'm not going to close with a "Stop all this nonsense and do ________" or a /ragequit. This is just the way that I feel. I am open to any comments, flaming, complaining, and offtopic tangents that may or may not follow.
Frag you later,
Quinn Wood (aka DEKiMA)
P.S. I am not a map editor. Just so that you know.
Copyright is in definition the right to copy. It means that as a creator, you are saying "I reserve (am taking for myself) the right to decide what can and cannot be done with my information. This could be a map, a picture, a sound, a piece of music, or an audiovisual work. It could be any idea, dream, or thought in the world. The actual rules and terms that the author decides upon are the license. This could be anything from Microsoft's EULAs to Kopimi.
Imitation is the highest possible example of flattery. I expect AssaultCube itself is the project of those who saw Cube and thought to themselves "You know, I could do this, that, and the other thing with that idea!" And may I say, what has been done thus far is far beyond the scope of Sauerbraten and I am extremely happy that it's community has matured and grown. It really is an incredible project, no matter what version you chose to use. The split in our community over 1.0.4 and 1.1 shows that there are many people who love this game and what has been done with it on one and/ or the other version.
I'm not really sure why I felt the need to say this. I'm not going to close with a "Stop all this nonsense and do ________" or a /ragequit. This is just the way that I feel. I am open to any comments, flaming, complaining, and offtopic tangents that may or may not follow.
Frag you later,
Quinn Wood (aka DEKiMA)
P.S. I am not a map editor. Just so that you know.