I'd be tempted to contact him as I do alot of contracting on games, however the 2 flags include :
1.This is a non-commercial profit-free endeavor.
2.The company does not sell or profit off the games that the graphics were wripped from so using them for non-comercial purposes is entirely legal.
A. If it's profit-free, what is your motivation to pay for it to be done?
B. All someone has to do is inform Bethesda of Puki and he will have 4 or 5 "ceese and desist" letters at his front door. (good thing we all like him).
Ripping gfx is illegal unless you have written (written) permission from the gfx owners. Commercial or non-commercial, it's still stealing! Tell yourself whatever you wish but don't miss that fact as a judge wouldn't overlook it either regardless of rationalization you give him. If your going to do non-commercial non-profit, then contact the respected owners and ask for their permission. If they say no, then it's probably for a good reason.
Well good luck with them. If they are that quick to offer their expertise, then they can have it I guess. Personally if I were offering a contract, I would take those who are more weiry than those who are willing to just jump in as those willing to just jump in are also the quickest to jump out when the road gets tough (or something comes up in their lives). The last few contracts I did turned out pretty well (fun games), however that doesn't mean I would let my guard down on a fishy sounding offer.
Lastly
Wouldn't that make Red the most notable programmer of all of us?
[EDIT] I see there's a post in Blitzmax Programming and Blitz3d Programming forums as well..... Spamming our boards with your offer will get you in trouble. Most who come here pop into the General discussion at least once to check 'current events' (IE Red's next "guess the engine" thread). Having it there is your best bet to get attention.
1.This is a non-commercial profit-free endeavor.
2.The company does not sell or profit off the games that the graphics were wripped from so using them for non-comercial purposes is entirely legal.
A. If it's profit-free, what is your motivation to pay for it to be done?
B. All someone has to do is inform Bethesda of Puki and he will have 4 or 5 "ceese and desist" letters at his front door. (good thing we all like him).
Ripping gfx is illegal unless you have written (written) permission from the gfx owners. Commercial or non-commercial, it's still stealing! Tell yourself whatever you wish but don't miss that fact as a judge wouldn't overlook it either regardless of rationalization you give him. If your going to do non-commercial non-profit, then contact the respected owners and ask for their permission. If they say no, then it's probably for a good reason.
So far three people have contacted me from this forum, one of them looks tobe very promising. The offer is still up to anyone.
Well good luck with them. If they are that quick to offer their expertise, then they can have it I guess. Personally if I were offering a contract, I would take those who are more weiry than those who are willing to just jump in as those willing to just jump in are also the quickest to jump out when the road gets tough (or something comes up in their lives). The last few contracts I did turned out pretty well (fun games), however that doesn't mean I would let my guard down on a fishy sounding offer.
Lastly
If your a notable programmer (judging by the number of your posts you seem to be)
Wouldn't that make Red the most notable programmer of all of us?
[EDIT] I see there's a post in Blitzmax Programming and Blitz3d Programming forums as well..... Spamming our boards with your offer will get you in trouble. Most who come here pop into the General discussion at least once to check 'current events' (IE Red's next "guess the engine" thread). Having it there is your best bet to get attention.