Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Tony Bolton" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english,scee.yaroze.event,scee.yaroze.beginners Subject: Re: proposition Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 21:40:17 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 36 Message-ID: <7bmuml$9he33@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <7bhb7u$9he4@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <01be64e4$62bb0f60$0a3ddec2@sonia> <36DC6AD0.1199EE7C@datasys.net> <7bi26e$9he8@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <01be6543$2abd0f00$0a3ddec2@sonia> <36DD3753.656BDC0E@dma-design.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-76.doctor.dialup.pol.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Xref: chuka.playstation.co.uk scee.yaroze.freetalk.english:3670 scee.yaroze.event:104 scee.yaroze.beginners:744 Yep, That's how I pretty much understood it as well. The psx is ours, the dev software isn't. Pretty simple, really. Besides, I don't know why everyone is worrying about 'maybe' having to hand back the dev software stuff anyway - by the time that comes (if ever), we'll all be playing on our PSX2 and worrying about coding our game for the Yaroze 2. He hehe! ;) Cheers! Tones 8) Brian Baird wrote in message <36DD3753.656BDC0E@dma-design.com>... >Miles Buzzing wrote: >> >> Seriously through, I can't really imagine that Sony will inforce the >> 'return development kit clause'. The logistics of gathering in & checking >> the equipment and software would be a nighmare. > >Ummmm... As far as I understand the licence, the actual physical black >Playstation is *ours*. That's /not/ the development kit that we licence. >We're effectively licencing the memory card, the two dev CDs, the >manuals + the link cable. /That's/ what we would theoretically have to >return, /not/ the actual machine. > >*snip* >I think we're collectively worrying about nothing here. > >-- > >Brian @ DMA > >[ All opinions & views are my own, not DMA's, yadda, yadda, yadda ]