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Nexuiz Founder Licenses It For Non-GPL Use
King InuYasha writes "Nexuiz founder Lee Vermuelen, along with several other core developers, have licensed the Nexuiz name, Nexuiz.com domain, and DarkPlaces engine to Illfonic in a deal to get Nexuiz on consoles. However, the kink is that the engine has been licensed for non-GPL usage. That is, Illfonic has no intention of contributing their code back to the main GPL Nexuiz project. As a result, Nexuiz has been forked into a new project called Xonotic. While the main Nexuiz site doesn't mention that Illfonic has no intention of contributing back, the Xonotic project FAQ explains what's going on. Additionally, the Xonotic project states that Illfonic 'may be in violation of the GPL as most contributors to the Nexuiz codebase have not relicensed their work for inclusion in a closed-source project.'"
No, you are a true idiot.
Your incoherent ramblings are a blight on slashdot and have been for some time. You make no sense at all. All you come across as is someone who has no idea what they are talking about with a grudge against geeks/nerds (amusing for someone posting on slashdot).
GPL most certainly does not restrict USE at all. It is restricting whether you can close source it without contributing back. You are free to use the code as you want, the restriction doesn't actually stop you from using the code, just stops you from distributing it.
How this is a parallel to DRM I have no idea. Maybe you can enlighten us with your all encompassing knowledge.