Todd Hollenshead Gives Thumbs Up

[Baker]

Dear Mr. Hollenshead (2:25 PM),

I have assembled a total conversion using no ID Software content (media, textures, music) that utilizes the Quake engine (GPL), the ID map source codes for Quake which were released under the GPL, simple GPL textures created from scratch, and models and sounds primarily from OpenQuartz (a GPL project), plus some freely available sounds and some models made from scratch by the Quake community.

This total conversion package contains no ID content or media, no references to ID trademarks or and doesn't resemble Quake in look or feel.

Being based on the GPL'd Quake engine and GPL'd map sources, compiled mostly as-is, is capable of connecting to Quake servers.

Is this permissible to do as it is a total conversion using no ID software content?

Todd Hollenshead to me (2:48 PM)

As long as the only "id content" used is what was released under the GPL, then you should be fine.

tsh

Mr. Hollenshead, (2:49 PM)

Thank you very much, sir. That is what we are doing.

Baker

Todd Hollenshead is the guy at id Software that essentially gives the thumbs up or thumbs down to ideas and interpretation of license agreements. Since we want to do things openly and honestly, I felt it was very important to find out if the "synthetic Quake" idea was ok to do, since some expressed some doubt about whether this was ok or not.

I decided to contact Mr. Hollenshead to find out.

This means we can assemble and offer a "synthetic Quake" for download to play online. There are some things will have to figure out and more work will need to be done, but the importance of getting the "all clear" from id Software cannot be underestimated.

[Canadian*Sniper]

This is good news indeed

[Senban]

Good news indeed, guys! uake lives on.

[Chuck]

Congrats Baker. You are doing a fine job! Keep it up.

[foq]

:-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[Phenom]

Watch out Quake. theres a new sheriff in town... goes by the name off... Kuake...

[distrans]

Hehe...

...shouldn't it be called "Bake"?

[Mindf!3ldzX]

why not just like, Quak3.....

Id shouldnt hold anything for Quak3 , just Quake ;P

[Dr Labman]

why not just like, Quak3.....

Id shouldnt hold anything for Quak3 , just Quake ;P

That kind of looks more like you just missed the e in Quake3

[Mindf!3ldzX]

thats not the point ;P

[Spazm]

It should be called:

"Mr. Green still tries to steal Squirrely's golden acorn."

Long title, I know, but could be relevant.

[TehChozenTwo]

Excellent, QUAKE LIVES!

[TheMachine]

Wow, just what i came to quakeone.com to look up, there it is on the news page!

Now how can we get rights to the Quake name? Can we still have the original feel and monsters, with newer GPL models that look better?

I think a large part of why few people play online is that access is lacking. But if you can download everything and get the whole game, with new graphics and all.. it might bring people back!



- separate note: we need to figure out licensing so that we can keep the multiplayer code secure and cheat free.

[golden_boy]

contains no ID content or media (...) doesn't resemble Quake in look or feel.

Doesn't sound like something I'd want to play.

Why don't you just import GPL Quake maps into Cube or Nexuiz, and then play that? Wouldn't that be easier? *shrug*