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QUOTE (BackTrak @ Apr 19 2015, 04:15 PM) Hi Solap,

Do you think it would be possible to have MS move the license to another MS license? Specifically the MS-PL license: http://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL

I think that if MS had been on board with the open source movement then, like it is today ...

raumvogel wrote:QUOTE (raumvogel @ Apr 19 2015, 10:55 PM) Does anyone know if the code was written from scratch? I used to play a game called Raider Wars that was the base of what Allegiance is. It had land in station/launch from station,team based fighting,etc.

yes, it was written from scratch.

QUOTE (pkk @ Apr 19 2015, 02:39 PM) FYI, RTFM:



a) We don't own the rights, Microsoft Research does.
b) Solap isn't speaking for MSR.

Heyy PKK. You're right. I'm not speaking for MSR. I'm talking to Rick Rashid, though, and trying to understand the issue to help him understand how he can help ...

QUOTE (Blacksun94 @ Apr 18 2015, 06:20 PM) I believe that the main issue with having Allegiance on Steam is that we (as in FAO), do not hold the copyright of the game.
Also the license MS gave us when the source code was released, explicitly prevents us to market Allegiance even as a free game
Now ...

Papsmear wrote:QUOTE (Papsmear @ Apr 18 2015, 02:58 PM) I believe it is cashto that has been talking with Steam & Desura.
I believe the discussion is a few pages back in this thread, if you have time to read it.

Cool. Contact me, cashto, if you want to discuss.

QUOTE (Papsmear @ Apr 18 2015, 04:03 PM) It's been years since I've seen that picture. Thanks AEM.

Good to see that you are having a look around the forums again Solap. Kind of curious what you are working on these days?

I started a company (KualiCo) which does software for universities and ...

AEM wrote:QUOTE (AEM @ Apr 17 2015, 11:49 PM) Here ya go, just uploaded it to Pinterest. Thanks for stopping by!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/546624473498854845/

LOL! Thank you. That's the one. Where was it?

QUOTE (solap @ Apr 17 2015, 11:10 PM) Deathrender contacted me about seeing what I could do on the copyright issue for Allegiance. I have a note into Rick and am waiting to hear back. Haven't talked to him in a decade so hopefully I'll hear back. :-)

Hey y'all. Who knows the most about the ...

Hi all. It's been fun to peruse the boards and see the notes about the anniversary of Allegiance. Can't believe it's been 15 years.

Someone, I don't remember who, took a picture of me when they came to visit us in the labs. They posted it on the Interwebs. I had a beard and I was squatting next to ...

Deathrender contacted me about seeing what I could do on the copyright issue for Allegiance. I have a note into Rick and am waiting to hear back. Haven't talked to him in a decade so hopefully I'll hear back. :-)