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Started by Jubei May 14, 2002 at 10:40 AM 2 replies 1.7k views
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Jubei
Jubei
Hello! Imagine that I develop an engine using the md2 file format from ID Software (Not the engine! Just only the format). Later I develop a game based on my engine and I decide to sell it. Do I have to pay a sum to ID Soft??? All info I found on www.idsoftware.com concerns their Engine, but i am only interested in the md2 files. Anybody can answer me?? Thanks a lot.
Rickmeister
Rickmeister
quote:
John Carmack
"We do not legally protect the file formats, but you can''t use any of the released tools, or tools derived from them (except the GPL''d Quake 1 tools) to generate content for a commercial venture. If you are writing everything yourself, no problem."


That''s what they claim to have heard from him at flipcode q2 bsp tutorial

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Jubei
Jubei
Thanks a lot for your quick answer Rickmeister.

Does it mean that i can freely use the md2 file format if i dont use their tools???
Ganryu
Ganryu
quote:
Original post by Jubei
Thanks a lot for your quick answer Rickmeister.

Does it mean that i can freely use the md2 file format if i dont use their tools???


Most probably: yes.

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