Re: Moai Cloud - Lua-based Web Services

[David Given <dg@...>]

Patrick Meehan wrote:
[...]
> There's also Moai SDK, an open source C++/Lua based game engine. It
> isn't required for using the cloud service, but if mobile game
> development is your thing you may want to check it out too.

That looks extremely interesting. What do you reckon the difficulty
would be in porting to a new platform? How would it handle devices with
different input schemes (such as game controllers, TV remotes, etc)?

[...]
> The SDK is released under the CPAL license.

Mmm, 4500 words. Feel the legal goodness!

What's the executive summary of the license terms? My observations so
far are:

- attribution clause
- when used as a component in an application, the application is not
required to be licensed under the CPAL
- if the CPAL-licensed software is modified, the modifications *are*
required to be licensed under the CPAL, and there's a GPL-like
requirement that source be made available for a period

Is there anything else noteworthy about it?

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