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carl_dr
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Show HN: Quake 1 ported to the Apple Watch
In this case, the assets are licensed under a non-permissive license, so even if the code was a non-issue, that's the problem.
flohofwoe
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It's probably legal for the 'shareware episode' assets (same for the Doom shareware version), although I guess it's better to let a lawyer dissect the license just to be sure:
https://www.quakeworld.nu/wiki/Quake_Shareware_License
LexGray
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This seems like a good use of AI. Get some random good enough textures to bundle. Give me a lake of pixelated radioactive acid.
anthk
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Or just use a free as in freedom Quake data, such as Blasphemer.
imhoguy
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Assets could be possibly downloaded from 3rd party site on user consent.
yreg
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An app that doesn't work until you use it to pirate something? Yeah that wouldn't fly in App review.
fetzu
on Sept 7, 2022
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I understand the intricacies of it in terms of the App Store, but I don’t think grabbing Quake’s shareware assets qualifies as pirating.
Cthulhu_
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Yeah but 'user consent' don't make using assets legal.
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