[EDIT] Cellbloc, good point about sales comeback!!
Mike, after looking at the pricing for the SDK, I had to ask this because of the two licence versions available...
For developing freeware software, in otherwords, I can't make money from the stuff that is made with this version, that's £28.80 before the end of the year.
For developing shareware software, in otherwords this software is sold based on what price I decide to sell a product at, and the software is royalty free using the SDK, this costs £90??
So does the above licence apply to commercially developed applications using the SDK? Or will I need to pay royalties for the software I develop and sell?
I appreciate that to use a 3D engine developed like CrystalSpace or one of the many commercial 3D engines which would presumably require a hefty licence fee for commercially developed or sold applications, what exactly do we pay for the use of the SDK (as an existing DBP user) for developing programs that are legitimately sold?
At the moment, I'm asking myself the question that where would myself and other developers stand if we use DBP v5.7 and Ian's interface library and sell a product. Is this legal or would I get slapped? Obviously the interface library has gone, but it still exists on my machine.
My main query is this... My current project (XScape) uses DarkBASIC Professional as the basis for creating the startup exe which calls into the main system's DLL file. The DLL file is compiled using IanM's interface library. Now in the current scheme of things, if I sold this application, is this legal? If not, then it seems that the next step is to wait for the TPC SDK. Will the TPC SDK provide the same functionality as what IanM's inteface library does now? If not, does this mean that I have to pay £90 in order to continue development of XScape before I can sell it.
Can you see my dilema?
Paul.
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