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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Omega Space Protons on October 19, 2010, 08:44:43 PM

Title: Bootable Disk
Post by: Omega Space Protons on October 19, 2010, 08:44:43 PM
Is it legal to distribute parts of the workbench and system files per this (http://ale.emuunlim.com/guides/adf-bootable.shtml) tutorial in order to create a bootable disk for a custom developed game?
 
Omega Space Protons
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Tension on October 19, 2010, 09:04:23 PM
CU Amiga used to come with a bootable CD-ROM.

If it was legal for them, it should be legal for you.

Either way, do it anyway.
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Heiroglyph on October 19, 2010, 10:26:51 PM
I agree, although it seems like a gray area.  I don't think Commodore ever had a problem with it.

See, yet another reason to get Aros up to speed ;)
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Steady on October 19, 2010, 11:34:50 PM
Commodore had an agreement you had to sign that allowed distribution of all or some of the Workbench files, so that's what happened then. I have no idea what it means today???
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Trev on October 19, 2010, 11:45:15 PM
There was a license agreement somewhere that specified which files could be redistributed. Of course, none of that really matters anymore.
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Franko on October 20, 2010, 12:34:17 AM
The only time you can buy a 'legal' copy of Workbench these days, as far as I know, is if you purchase Amiga Forever from Cloanto. Reckon they might be the only ones to object (but I very much doubt they would bother...) :)

Myself, I say go ahead you'd have to be very unlucky to find anyone who would object... :)
Title: Re: Bootable Disk
Post by: Omega Space Protons on October 20, 2010, 05:53:30 PM
Great thank you all for clearing this up. I have just finished configuring the emulator and am now starting to work on the game itself. I will post a thread when its ready for beta testing.

Omega Space Protons