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Dark GDK / BlitzMAX DarkGDK Module

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Daniel Reed
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 17:48 Edited at: 7th Apr 2008 03:13
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Allright, here is the source-code to my DarkGDK Wrapper for BlitzMAX.
By compiling this module and library, you are agreeing to the terms
and conditions provided by The Game Creators LTD (TGC).
See the DarkGDK license for details.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/105454084/thegamecreators.mod.zip.html
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Lilith
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 19:27 Edited at: 6th Apr 2008 20:45
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Assuming that by wrapper you mean a development environment, then yes, I'd say there might be a problem. DarkGDK is freeware only if the end product is a personal, non-commercial product. In a way it is for you. But what if someone else used your wrapper to develop something that was sold commercially? Would they not be liable to TGC to pay for a license?

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Codger
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 20:39
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What does it do?

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IanM
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 21:50
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@Daniel,
I'm afraid that you'll probably need to stop your distribution. The EULA states:
Quote: "1.1 Microsoft grants you a personal, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to install and use the Software for design, development, and testing purposes. You may install and use the Software on an unlimited number of computers so long as you are the only individual using the Software."


You may have altered the form of the library, but it's still a library and you only have the right to use it, not to distribute it.

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kBessa
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 21:57
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I only have the Commercial License Terms around, but let's quote it (remember that the Freeware license is even more limited):

Quote: "1.4 For the purposes of this Agreement the term "Game" means an interactive entertainment software game whose sole purpose is to entertain its user without further modification and which is made using the Software in accordance with its associated documentation. The term Game expressly excludes:
(a) any software tool or software product which can (or might) be used in order to create further games or other software products;
(b) any software programming language or software development kit ("SDK"); and
(c) any software library, compilation or collection of graphics and / or sounds from which a particular graphic or sound may be extracted to be used independently of the software in which it was first incorporated;
in each case irrespective of whether or not the primary purpose of such software is to entertain its user.
"


So... No, you can't do it! Sorry


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Daniel Reed
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 22:55
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How bout this, anyone with a license can obtain the source and compile it? That way I'm only distrubuting the source to my module and wrapper?
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monotonic
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 23:20
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If this gets the Ok I would be interested in this, I own a Commercial license for GDK.

Out of interest does it fit in nicely with BMax?

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.
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Daniel Reed
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Posted: 6th Apr 2008 23:47
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It works good, yes, the only problem is, since BlitzMAX doesn't support function overloading as C++ does, I had to make a workaround for that, so the functions become:



That's the only difference.
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Posted: 7th Apr 2008 00:03 Edited at: 7th Apr 2008 00:21
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Quote: "How bout this, anyone with a license can obtain the source and compile it?"

Yes, that should be Ok.
They'll need to download and install the GDK & Visual C++, then compile the code you give them to produce the DLL.

The same applies to them too though, and remember that they need to buy a commercial license to the GDK if they want to sell anything using it.

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sigi
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This is cool, i have a commercial license for DarkGDK. But i only have visual c++ express 2008. Don`t know if it will compile with this, because you use vs 2005. But will try it.

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Daniel Reed
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Posted: 8th Apr 2008 07:38
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Let me know how that works for you.
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Daniel Reed
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 17:56
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If you had any problems compiling for VS2008, I converted the code
to VS2008 Express a few days ago.
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monotonic
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Hi,

I have just tried your module, it compiles ok but when I try to run the executable I get an error saying: 'The procedure entry point dbInitGDK could not be located in the dynamic link library DarkGDK.dll'

Any ideas?

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