[DGD] Specific code-license question, DGD server

[Stephen Schmidt]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Noah Gibbs wrote:
>   If they were used in a slightly different context, specifically in a DGD
> MUDLib rather than in a server, they'd still require DGD for use....
> But then the MUDLib needs to be licensed in some way to avoid using
> that code without DGD....
>   So basically, the MUDLib would need to either require a DGD commercial
> license for commercial use, or it would need to prevent commercial use in
> non-DGD environments.

I have faced this issue with Melville, which contains a few
dozen lines of Dworkin's code from the native mudlib you used
to get with the driver. My solution has been to require that
users have a DGD commercial license.

This may be a non-issue since I have only had one inquiry about
a commercial Melville license and it wasn't pursued. Then again,
Melville is code that's meant to show you how to write your own
code, so it's not surprising that I haven't had many commerical
inquiries. If someone had something that was intended to be used
in a stand-alone setting, there might be more.

I should perhaps quickly note that Melville is -not- public domain,
although for non-commercial use the license is quite generous.

Steve


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