Furball OXP

Newt_Othis · Post by **Newt_Othis** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:18 pm

Anybody got an alternative location for the Furball OXP?

The link in the Wiki is not working...

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:29 pm

Caracal’s site has been down for a while… I have the oxp, but I’m not sure if I can pass it on, as I don’t know the license conditions.

Newt_Othis · Post by **Newt_Othis** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:47 pm

That's fine - hopefully the site will be up again soon.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:22 pm

Likewise, I have this but...
The readme isn't much help either, as it just refers you to the website, which as E.V. mentions is down at the moment.
Having said that the Wiki entry does specify it's been released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which suggests it can be shared.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 2:17 pm

Yeah, it does imply that. I've PM'ed Caracal, but I doubt that I'll get an answer anytime soon... we'll see.

Can I host this oxp in my box? Any advice from an expert on CC licenses would be welcome.

Post by **Kaks** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:46 am

Well, I'm not an expert, however the first point mentioned on

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

clearly means you can distribute it. As long as that licence is mentioned inside caracal's original file, you can definitely host that on box.net.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:34 am

Thanks Kaks... I'll get that sorted later.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:30 pm

Kaks wrote:
As long as that licence is mentioned inside caracal's original file, you can definitely host that on box.net.

Well, that's the thing. It's not. The readme inside the oxp simply states "Full description of the Furball OXP is at http://www.niestu.com/oolite/Furball/ ".

As long as that site is unavailable, all we have is second-hand information at best. I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade or anything, but this is yet another example of why clear and unambiguous license files inside the oxp are, if not an absolute necessity, highly desirable.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:41 pm

[Monty Python voice] Doctor… my brain hurts![/ Monty Python voice]

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:56 pm

It'll have to come out.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:44 pm

CheeseRedux wrote:
It'll have to come out.

So will the oxp… I’ll take the license declaration on the Furball Wiki page as ‘good enough’.
Hopefully only temporarily, Caracal’s Furball oxp can be downloaded here.

Would a Wiki wizard be kind enough to add a temporary link and explanation to the Wiki page.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:12 pm

El Viejo wrote:

Would a Wiki wizard be kind enough to add a temporary link and explanation to the Wiki page.

Done

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:18 pm

Thank you, sir.

Newt_Othis · Post by **Newt_Othis** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:11 pm

Thank you all.

Looking forward to some Furball action! But will have to wait for the trusty laptop to recharge as I killed the battery last night doing a corner to corner passenger run.

UK_Eliter · Post by **UK_Eliter** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:17 pm

My auto-eject module put me inside a thargoid carrier (after I'd been attacked not only by the thargoids but also by at least one Renegade). I tooled up in the carrier - that is wrongness #1. Then, on launching, there was a 'furball'. Wrongness #2!

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