Re: world building (software)

This is part of the legal discussion of writing a program based on a book.

> From: [email removed]
> Does this mean that I can distribute a compiled version of the program,
> but not a source code version?  The source code version would obviously
> contain tables from the book, in almost the same format as the book.

I do not think so.  The tables in your program would look like this:

int extra_special_table[3][10] = {
    { 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 },
    { 11,22,33,44,55,66,77,88,99,100},
    { 111,222,333,444,555,666,777,888,999,1000}
} ;

But in the book, it would look like this:

                    Extra Special Table

       +----------------------------------
       |   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    0
       |  11  22  33  44  55  66  77  88  99  100
       | 111 222 333 444 555 666 777 888 999 1000

> Is there anybody from Digest Group or GDW on this mailing list who could
> respond with some more concrete information?

These would not be the folks I would ask, unless you trust them completely.
They have a large vested interest in the outcome.  I'd ask a friend who was
a lawyer, if you have one.  I wrote this responce (and my last one) off the
top of my head.  Next weekend, I'll get a chance to put this question to a
friend of mine who is a business lawyer.  I'll pass on what he says.

I'm not a lawyer.

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