EOD/FSSC question

[Grounder5903]

Ive been working on some things in EOD and FSSC but am thinking of releasing them as payware. To be exact, i  have created some APIs to place them in a scenery using FSSC. I have made the APIs in EOD and will arrange them properly in FSSC. Would i have to ask the authors of both programs for permission on this? Or can i proceed and make the scenery and release it as payware without having to ask?

[RollerBall]

Check the ReadMes for each prog but as far as I'm aware neither contains anything to prevent your from issuing anything produced using the software as payware.

Is it that good?...........

[Hagar]

Copied direct from the EULA in FSSC Help. The bold type is mine. I think the conditions are quite clear.  ::)

End User License Agreement
Flight Simulator Scenery Creator ("the program") is provided as-is without any stated or implied warranty. By installing, copying, or otherwise using this program or its components, you agree to be bound by the terms, conditions, and the spirit of this agreement. If you do not agree, discontinue the use of the application and remove it from your computer or network. Neither the author, nor any contributors of this program are responsible for any direct or consequential damages arising from the use of this program or sceneries produced in whole or in part by this program.

Your copy of the program was distributed with the freeware license. As freeware you are permitted to distribute this archive subject to the following conditions:

The archive must be distributed without modification to the contents of the archive. Redistributing this archive with any files added, removed or modified is prohibited without the permission of the author,
The inclusion of any individual file from this archive in another archive is prohibited without permission from the author (except the trees library and textures in the FSSC\texture folder),
No charge may be made for this archive,
The author's rights and wishes concerning this archive must be respected.
If you have paid a fee for this archive or any derivative of this archive, please contact the author.

All sceneries developed with Flight Simulator Scenery Creator version 1.x in whole or in part under this license agreement must be released as freeware.

The official version of this notice is the English (United States) version. The terms in the English version of this notice shall supersede those of any other language if they differ in any way.

Copied from the EOD home site. http://www.echos.ch/eod/intro.htm

This software is freeware, for private use only. Any commercial use is strictly prohibited. It's not allowed to earn money with this software! You can give EOD in the original ZIP archive to other people as long as you do not manipulate the ZIP archive.

[RollerBall]

OK Eagle Eye. Looks like you got us bang to rights!

[Hagar]

OK Eagle Eye. Looks like you got us bang to rights!

LOL I expected as much. It doesn't take a lot of searching - if you want to find it.  ::)
Most utilities/applications have similar conditions, both freeware & commercial software like FS Design Studio or even popular graphics editors.

In most cases you can purchase a commercial licence for the latter. That's the way of the world. If you want to profit by using the stuff, you pay extra.  ;)