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Drea41388

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From: WA

Registered: 2018-03-28

Posts: 1

Mobile game?

So there's a mobile version of one hour, one life in the Google play store (for $5) and I'm wondering if it's actually approved by Jason?

Anybody know anything about it? It looks like and is advertised as one hour one life but the company is
"Dual Decade" and listed Sweden as the developer address.

I just want to know if it's a legit mobile version or an unapproved ripoff.

Stylingirl

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From: Usa

Registered: 2018-05-24

Posts: 143

Re: Mobile game?

It is technically unapproved because they did try to work with Jason and get the mobile game to be on the same server as the PC. But Jason only wanted to do so if they sold it for $20. It's an exact copy of the game and since OHOL is open source it's not illegal for them to do so and Jason does not mind that it exists.

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ShadouFireborn

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Registered: 2018-09-23

Posts: 50

Re: Mobile game?

I see it. I have the same question. The game looks completely identical, except with some UI differences due to being on mobile. Dual Decade also has another game on the play store called "Dash or Defend", so it's very likely that it's not by Jason himself, since I haven't seen anything about Jason having another game he's working on.

So that leaves the question of: Did Jason approve his source to be modified, and used commercially on the google play store? If he didn't, this is clear copyright violation.

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Ben_efitThe7th

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From: BenLand

Registered: 2018-07-28

Posts: 13

Re: Mobile game?

OneHourOneLife is an open source game with no copyright, anyone can modify, port, or sell it due to it having no copyright. Technically OHOLm isn't violating copyright and Jason doesn't mind it. Yes, it is unapproved but not breaking any rules either.

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ShadouFireborn

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Registered: 2018-09-23

Posts: 50

Re: Mobile game?

...since OHOL is open source it's not illegal for them to do so and Jason does not mind that it exists.

Depending on the license Jason used for his open source, that may or may not be true. GPL 3.0 requires that anyone that modifies and distributes the program also does so under the GPL 3.0 license, which prohibits commercial use (must be released freely) and also requires that anyone distributing the program also make their source code available. Since Jason is the copyright holder, he can charge whatever he wants for his software and source. If it's under GPL 3.0, though, nobody else can charge anything for it and MUST provide source.

So, the question is what license Jason used?

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Ben_efitThe7th

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From: BenLand

Registered: 2018-07-28

Posts: 13

Re: Mobile game?

None, the game is not copyrighted.

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Spot

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From: Romania

Registered: 2018-07-25

Posts: 23

Re: Mobile game?

OneHourOneLife is an open source game with no copyright, anyone can modify, port, or sell it due to it having no copyright. Technically OHOLm isn't violating copyright and Jason doesn't mind it. Yes, it is unapproved but not breaking any rules either.

I was always curious why Jason wanted to share the game as open-source with the rest of the world. There are no people that contribuite on github as I see on the project page:

If this game gains popularity (right now there are up to 100 players playing based on the all 10 servers status) and more people start to play it, it should also grow the numbers of hacks available as it's open-source and everyone can tweak the code (I guess?).

So let's say it has no copyright, then I can download the code, change a bit of it's appearance and upload it under another name as a new game? Can I port it to steam and sell it with $10 just because it doesn't have any copyright?
I'd like to hear Jason's opinion on this.

boggers

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Registered: 2018-08-17

Posts: 207

Re: Mobile game?

You all have this text file right beside the executable (no_copyright.txt)

This work is not copyrighted.  I place it into the public domain.

Do whatever you want with it, absolutely no restrictions, and no permission necessary.

Spot: Yes you can do all those things, but you will have to set up your own server.

Korilian

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Registered: 2018-10-19

Posts: 30

Re: Mobile game?

I assume that works both ways. Does that mean Jason can adopt mods and other feautures that are developed for OHOL by other people? He might prefer to just do his own thing since it’s baby of course.