new plugin?

[awerty83]

hey all,
I think that's pretty noob question,
but it's a PC game which had about 1MB...The game is really good...2D!And I think many of you can convert it to rockbox...or no?
The download page is www.metanetsoftware.com ....and is called N the game...it's avaible for PSP and xBox for free.And my big question:is it possible to make this game for R.box?For gameplay are used 3 key,left-right-jump...so is pretty simple.I reaaly don't know how to make a plugin but I am sure that's damn hard...And yeah,sansa e250

[AlexP]

Is the source code released under a GPL compatible licence?

[Chronon]

I don't see any indication that it's open source.  It looks to be freeware.

[awerty83]

Is the source code released under a GPL compatible licence?

Well I don't know,I just know that's free game,and what the hell is GPL...sorry I am real RBox noob...

[mcuelenaere]

This seems to be the license.. (seems NOT compatible with GPL)

[awerty83]

Yeah that's the last version license 
Is it actually possible to convert a game to .rock???
If yeah,how many years are needed for building a complete plugin???

EDIT
Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard / Metanet Software Inc. grant a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
 
royalty-free license to distribute "N" only as follows:
 
 
 
Individuals are encouraged to share and give copies of
 
"N" to friends, family, coworkers, and members of any
 
not-for-profit organization, but only without charge and
 
without ADVERTISING ACCOMPANYING ITS DISTRIBUTION.  That is:
 
you may NOT distribute N for money. This includes money
 
made from any location or source where there exists
 
advertising, or other product endorsements of any kind without
 
prior consent of the authors, Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard / Metanet Software Inc..

So:RB can make a plugin.But can't sell it.So license isn't problem

[GodEater]

The point is, if the license is not GPL compatible, it's not going into Rockbox. So in this case, the answer is never.

[torne]

You need the source code to port a program to a different platform. N does not have source code available. Thus nobody can port it but the original author anyway, regardless of license

[robin0800]

You could, as a last resort, contact the authors and see if they are willing to release the source code under GPL.

[mcuelenaere]

Even then, the source code of this game is probably ActionScript and Flash stuff; meaning not easy to port to C (without floating point and malloc abilities).

My guess is this game can only be ported if you'd start from scratch.

[awerty83]

You could, as a last resort, contact the authors and see if they are willing to release the source code under GPL.

Well...I just wrote pretty big email to metanet...try too metanet@metanetsoftware.com
So.You need source code right?
The game plays in flash.Yeah.

[GodEater]

The source code might help a bit, but it's the licensing which is important.

[awerty83]

The source code might help a bit, but it's the licensing which is important.

Well okay I am waiting an email from metanet
The license is free but not for sell.So you can make the plugin and give it for free.

[GodEater]

That does not necessarily make it GPL compatible.

Bear in mind we've been telling you here what *you'd* need in order to get it into Rockbox. No-one here has volunteerted to port it for.

[awerty83]

okay.so no hopes.
Aha I finally know what that GPL is.
EDIT
I check the license included in the game pack...
YOU CAN'T MODIFY N... :-( ;-(