Doom source code, under the GNU GPL - Doomworld /idgames database frontend

Title:	Doom source code, under the GNU GPL
Filename:	source/doomsrc.zip
Size:	369.21 KB
Date:	09/05/06
Author:	id Software
Description:	This is a copy of the source code for DOOM's executable, v1.10 (public release version). This source code was initially released under the DOOM license in 1997, but then dual licensed (DOOM/GPL) in 1997 to encourage transparency in the development of ports and extensions of the DOOM game engines. A copy of the source under the DOOM license may be obtained at id Software's FTP, or at one of its mirrors on /idgames in the /idstuff/source directory.
Credits:	Everyone who's contributed to the understanding and development of the DOOM source code, and Bernd Kreimeier for preparing the source for release.
Base:	New from scratch
Build time:	1992-1997 (mostly 1992-1993)
Editor(s) used:	?
Bugs:	More or less the bugs you find playing DOOM
Rating:	(238 votes)

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Archive Maintainer      : Please place in /source
Primary purpose         : Coding or reference
Uploaded by             : Miguel Folatelli, email: myk@fibertel.com.ar
                          (include "DOOM" in the message subject)
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Title                   : Doom source code, under the GNU GPL
Filename                : linuxdoom-1.10.src.tgz
Release date            : October 3rd 1999 (relicensed by John Carmack)
Author                  : id Software
Email Address           : johnc@idsoftware.com
                          (Keep in mind before you bother John about this
                           file that there is tons of info on the net about
                           this source put forth by the "DOOM community"
                           and that John is not actively supporting this
                           file. He did more than enough by releasing it.)
Other Files By Author   : id Software's game engines
Misc. Author Info       : One of the id Software founders

Description             : This is a copy of the source code for DOOM's
                          executable, v1.10 (public release version).
                          This source code was initially released under
                          the DOOM license in 1997, but then dual licensed
                          (DOOM/GPL) in 1997 to encourage transparency in
                          the development of ports and extensions of the
                          DOOM game engines. A copy of the source under the
                          DOOM license may be obtained at id Software's
                          FTP, or at one of its mirrors on /idgames in the
                          /idstuff/source directory.

Additional Credits to   : Everyone who's contributed to the understanding
                          and development of the DOOM source code, and Bernd
                          Kreimeier for preparing the source for release.
===========================================================================
* What is included *

New levels              : 0
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : No
Graphics                : No
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : Yes (source code)
Other files required    : App to open TGZ files (GZip, 7-Zip, WinRAR, etc.)

* Play Information *

Game                    : The Ultimate DOOM, DOOM II v1.9, or Final DOOM
Map #                   : N/A
Single Player           : N/A
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : N/A
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : N/A
Other game styles       : N/A
Difficulty Settings     : N/A

* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch
Build Time              : 1992-1997 (mostly 1992-1993)
Editor(s) used          : ?
Known Bugs              : More or less the bugs you find playing DOOM
May Not Run With        : As it stands, non-Linux OSs
Tested With             : Probably old Linux builds from 1997

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for modification or
reuse as long as they respect the following:

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.

* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/
Web sites: http://www.3ddownloads.com/doomworld/ports/doomsrc.zip
FTP sites: Any mirrors of the /idgames adchive

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