[CheezIt]

So I saw a thread about modifying the source code of SA-MP which is on GitHub. Is this permitted?

[CheezIt]

It's an old version of SA-MP, it's not anything related. It is what it is.

[HeLiOn_PrImE]

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Originally Posted by CheezIt It's an old version of SA-MP, it's not anything related. It is what it is.

If it really is that old version, it was released without permission, so you don't have the right to use it.
From what I know, SA-MP was rewritten from scratch after that one got leaked, and it had a lot of improvements done.
If you do decide to go with it, you're about to race with a mod that is years ahead. It's not really worth it.

[CheezIt]

So in other words, it is permitted as a past contributor released it and SA-MP isn't using it?

[Sew_Sumi]

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Originally Posted by CheezIt So in other words, it is permitted as a past contributor released it and SA-MP isn't using it?

No... It's not.

He said that because it was leaked, it's not just open for you to use...

[CheezIt]

Kalcor didn't develop it alone, another developer released it, so why can no-one use it, and furthermore, why is it still on GitHub?

Taking the code and using it as a sample, is that allowed? You'll be basically recreating it.

[Infinity]

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Originally Posted by CheezIt Kalcor didn't develop it alone, another developer released it, so why can no-one use it, and furthermore, why is it still on GitHub? Taking the code and using it as a sample, is that allowed? You'll be basically recreating it.

It was leaked without permission from the creator. So no, you're note allowed to use it.

[Sew_Sumi]

Why do people think that simply having possession of something entitles them to simply rip it to shreds and use it where ever they see fit regardless of who actually wrote it.

It wasn't the person who leaked its decision to make as to whether or not it was released..


It's like your girlfriend decided that she'd sell your car... Or that because a thief stole your car, modified it, and then sold it, he's allowed because he made some modifications on it...

[HeLiOn_PrImE]

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Originally Posted by Gamer_Z You really should do your research before you throw around statements like this. Don't pull things out of thin air, it is possible to provide evidence against your statement.

Sorry if I don't remember things correctly. I specifically said "from what I know", because I might be wrong.

[Sew_Sumi]

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Originally Posted by Gamer_Z I know you are trying to make a point but software and physical materials are very different things and it's just wrong to compare them.

It was an analogy...

Fact is that it wasn't the sole property of the person who leaked it, so therefore it's not a given that he can simply use it.