Talk:Stendhal

Copyright violation
«Stendhal: steals sounds from warcraft 2 (arrow-1.ogg) and half of its graphics comes from enterbrain's RPGMaker (for example, sandy_rocks.png, oak_tree.png, maple_tree.png, locust_tree.png, pine_tree.png, snow_on_pine.png, ship.png, object/ship.png, tan_tent.png). Also pacman.png» https://github.com/saniv/free-game-art/blob/master/foss-copyright-infringement-records.md

Is this information outdated? If not, we'll have to nuke the article. --Alexander


 * Prompted by the suggestion to include Stendhal, I think it is okay to restore the article at this time:


 * The files listed at that page have been removed immediatelly after the Stendhal project was made aware of that page. Over the last two years the Stendhal Graphicers have been working on replacing the placeholder images.. They are not aware of any open issues at this time.


 * As far as I can tell, they have put quite a bit of effort into identifying the real source of contributed images and sounds  It's a tedious tasks for several reasons:
 * People upload copyrighted files to open repositories and wrongly label them with a free license. Stendhal and other games pick them up from there. Unfortunately it is very hard to identify such files, if you do not know the original work and don't have access to it. Saniv could do a real service to the open source community here, if he chooses to do so.
 * People take files made originally for Stendhal to use them in their own project, but do not name Stendhal as source. Other people wrongly assume that project is the original source.
 * Similar to the above: People take files released into the public domain (e. g. sound of wildlife from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) to use them in their own project, but do not name the source. Other people wrongly assume that project is the original source.
 * And last but not least: People have contributed images to Stendhal creating the impression that they have created the images themselves.
 * As far as I know, case 1 was the case with most files reported by Saniv. Most reports, however, are case 2 followed by case 3.
 * (Disclosure: I am involved with the Stendhal project as Java/JavaScript/PHP developer, but not with graphics and sound. I was also the LibreGameWiki Admin who deleted the article) --22:54, 3 October 2019 (CEST)