Re: Legal stuff (was Re: WAD conversion sketch)

Michael G. Clawson (clawsonm@nsc2.gordon.army.mil)
Mon, 18 Mar 96 17:07:29 EST

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 96 17:07:29 EST
Message-Id: <9603181707.AA02556@WS055052>
From: "Michael G. Clawson" <clawsonm@nsc2.gordon.army.mil>
To: quake-editing@nvg.unit.no
Subject: Re: Legal stuff (was Re: WAD conversion sketch)

In reply to 18 Mar message from quake-editing@nvg.unit.no:

>> It has always
>> been possible to create a replacement IWAD because id
>> decided to distribute the same EXE as shareware,
>> registered, and commercial. The qtest1 seems to indicate
>> that this will not change, which is a bad thing.

>I'm not sure if it is a bad thing. Maintaining two different
>EXE's would mean more work for id Software (creating the two
>versions, supporting them, etc.).

Allow me to add to that: It may or may not be the best way of doing
business, but I would hardly call giving people the benefit of the
doubt by simply asking programmers to not make their tools work with
the shareware version of doom a 'bad thing'. I rather admire that
policy. It's refreshing.