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.