Actually, you will only need to release the source for SDL. In order to be
forced to release the source for your app, you would need to lift code from SDL
and place it inside your app’s code.On Fri, 09 Mar 2001, you wrote:
Legal issues again…Hello Aurelien !!!
As i read it there are two ways :
- You link SDL static, then you must public the Source with your programm or game.
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Actually, sorry, scratch what I just said… this is right… I misread the
statement and didn’t think my response thru all the way ;-)On Fri, 09 Mar 2001, you wrote:
Legal issues again…Hello Aurelien !!!
As i read it there are two ways :
- You link SDL static, then you must public the Source with your programm or game.
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Yes, and it should be an autoresponder ;-)On Fri, 09 Mar 2001, you wrote:
Sweet Lordie! Do people read licenses at all? Or mailing list archives?
Sam, I think its time for sdl-legal at lokigames.com 
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Hi all,
suddently I had a flash today: SDL is under the GPL or the LGPL licence
right?
and the games like Heroes III, Civilization III etc etc developed by Loki
are done with SDL right?
This is a faulty assumption. These games are not being developed by Loki.
They are merely being ported by Loki to Unix platforms from the Win32
platform. Loki is not the copyright holder of these actual games, so they
are not the people to ask about getting the source code anyway. You have to
go to the companies that own the copyrights.
So, the big question: Can I receive the source code for some of those
games? and who and where should I ask?
Possibly, but it’s quite doubtful. At a minimum, they will require you to
sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), which would legally prevent you from
sharing the source with anyone else (without being sued by them anyway). The
people to talk to would be the copyright holders. This could be the
developer, or it could be the publisher. You can find out who these are from
their official website, or just by going into a store and looking at the back
of the game’s box. They should have it shown there.On Friday 09 March 2001 06:14, you wrote: