Asking for permission to copy

0746 · Post by **0746** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:31 am

I am asking for permission to use the zsnes network code in my project. I am not vary good with these licensing stuff but its open source and I will have no trouble using whatever license and terms I would need to use for this. So Can I please use it?
Thanks in advance

blargg · Post by **blargg** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:40 am

What do the license terms say?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:53 am

Isn't the existing ZSNES network code a complete trainwreck spread among several modules and piggybacked on the movie recording code anyways?

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:08 am

It's a trainwreck that manages to run.

0746 · Post by **0746** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:00 am

The license says GPL but I am not particularly familiar with it. I need permission from the author to use the sources in my projects? I am only used to BSD and MIT licenses since I never used anything outside those two.

I am well aware of its age but it still runs and its still used. On top of that, it has a tcp part, something I've never tried before.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:13 am

I'm not aware of the specific permission procedures for licensing regarding computer programming, but my logic would dictate that if you really want to seriously ask for permission to use the code, you should find a way to personally contact the coders, as in an email with your personal information and ask that way, unless there is something in the particular license ZSNES uses that saves all that.

Giving permission to random message board user doesn't sound like a good idea, if you ask me.

paulguy · Post by **paulguy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:18 pm

I think you can just pick it up and use it as long as you give credit and your project is open source as well or something. Those are he big buller points I normally hear and makes sense given all the forks that to things way after the author is long gone.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:15 pm

Zsnes's network code is under the GPL.

Which means that yes you can take the work and change it. But if you share your works, you must also license it under the GPL, and obviously give the source.

...
Read the GPL!

Post by **Nach** » Thu May 01, 2008 11:05 am

The TCP/UDP code itself isn't too bad.
It's the code on top of that that actually handles the netplay that is a total nightmare, and sat on top of the movie code, and just got in everywhere.

If you want to use the code, then your project also has to be licensed under the GPL, and follow all the rules of the GPL.

If you don't like the GPL terms, then you'll have to talk to _Demo_, as 99% of the TCP/UDP code is his.

0746 · Post by **0746** » Thu May 01, 2008 2:31 pm

Thanks a lot for clearing that part =) I'll be sure to post it here if I manage to get this going.

grimvader · Post by **grimvader** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:13 am

0746 wrote:Thanks a lot for clearing that part

You're welcome

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:02 pm

grimvader wrote:
0746 wrote:Thanks a lot for clearing that part
You're welcome

you are not grinvader. you are an imposter.

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Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:41 am

declan wrote:Geez Franky
YOU'RE SLOW!!

I already told everyone in another thread that griMMMMMMvader is my dumbass friend, Jared
(though i didn't mention his name was jared)

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