GNU

 

Preamble

The Purpose of this license is to make the document “free” In the sense  of freedom: to assure everyone the freedom to copy and redistribute. The documents to it related with or without modifying them. But only not commercially, thus the files are all freeware, meant to be free and must remain as such. Secondarily this license  preserves for the author and publishers the way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others.

 

This license is a “copyleft”, the file is free and all its modifications and redistributions Must remain identical in this sense, thus this license is it’ self a variation of the original Gnu license, which is a copyleft license designed for free software.

 

I have rewrote this license in order to fit every M.U.G.E.N. creation that will be created in the future and that will be declared a open source character.

 

1.     Applicability

This document should refer to any M.U.G.E.N. character that is said to be released under a GNU license.

 

A “modified version” of the character means any work containing variation of its form or contents or a part of it. Even one single sprite. Or one single coma in the programming.

 

A “secondary section” means an add-on to the character, for instance the addition of moves or sprites or palettes, it employs that the character will be released with Specifications of the added parts in a read me file called “MyModifications” and lines dividing and highlighting the added elements within all the documents (made exception for sff file and .snd file, which show no way in which to signal the modifications.)

 

2.     Verbatim Copy

The characters sheltered under this license can be redistributed Freely if there are no modifications what so ever made to it, this includes every document in the character folder Therefore also THE LICENSE. As a distributor you can’t even accept compensations in the eventual case that they are offered, unless stated otherwise by the original maker of the character.

 

3. Modification

the modification and redistribution must follow exactly all the rules explained in section 1 and 2 and those that are stated here:

 

1)     the download button, link, or any other method used for it MUST display First the name of the original creator and secondarily the name of the modifier, BOTH must be displayed at all times, and more information should be given about this prior to the download.

2)     The modified character must contain all the parts that compound it’s read me file which should not be modified, any modification to the original read me files will cause the license to be void immediately.

3)     The license must also be untouched; any modifications shall cause the license to expire.

4)        The copyright must be preserved in any document present in the characters folder, a new part must be added AT THE BOTTOM of the file that states from whom it has been modified and a valid e-mail address trough which the modifier can be reached. It’s not made exception for the .snd and sff files, add a picture to the .sff file stating name and e mail and a sound to the .snd file which reads your name and your e-mail address in a comprehensible way EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS COPYRIGHTS ARE NOT PRESENT.