********************************* *** Draft license for DEU 5.3 *** ********************************* Q: What is different from DEU 5.21 and the previous versions of DEU? A: - For the user, nothing has changed. DEU is still free software. - For the distributors and people distributing hacked versions of DEU, a few things have changed: we were disapointed by some people who made money out of DEU without even telling us, or people distributing (and selling) modified versions of DEU in which all references to DEU and its authors had been removed... We don't want to have the same problems with future versions of DEU. Read the following draft license for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The following license is a draft for DEU 5.3. It also applies to the beta versions but we recommend that these temporary versions are not distributed outside the Internet because the people without Internet access may have some problems getting the lastest version. If you distribute a beta version on a BBS or CD-ROM, please add a warning in the description of the file so that people know that it is not the final version. Updates of this program will be announced on the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.computer.doom.editing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [0] COPYRIGHT NOTICE -------------------- DEU 5.3 was created by the DEU team: Raphael Quinet, Brendon Wyber, Ted Vessenes and others (see full credits in README.1ST). [0.1] USAGE This program is free software. The latest version can be obtained free of charge on most Doom-related FTP servers (try ftp.cdrom.com, ftp.idsoftware.com or ftp2.montefiore.ulg.ac.be) and on the newsgroup alt.binaries.doom (on Internet/Usenet). [0.2] DISTRIBUTION You are granted the rights to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this software package (including the program, documentation and source code), free of charge or for profit, under the following conditions: If you distribute DEU free of charge, you do not need any special permission. "Free of charge" means that if it is distributed bundled in a collection of other programs or files, or with a magazine, book or another material, the whole package must be free. If you are charging any distribution fee for DEU, for the media on which it is distributed, or for the package in which DEU is distributed, you must obtain a written permission from the author, except in the following three cases for which you have the implicit permission to distribute DEU: - Your package includes the following notice on the cover or any place where the people can look before having to open or buy the package: "Includes the Doom editor DEU 5.3 (free software)". If your package can be ordered by mail or phone, this notice should also appear in any advertisement. - You send a free copy of the package in which DEU is included or with which it is distributed (disk, CD-ROM, magazine, book,...) to at least five (5) members of the DEU team (see README.1ST for a list of addresses). You are free to choose which members of the DEU team will receive a free copy, but please include in your package a list of the people you choose so that we can check it. - You are distributing DEU only on an on-line service (BBS or other) for which the users have to pay a subscription. You may not charge an extra fee for DEU (it must be distributed under the same conditions as the other files you distribute) and it must be kept in its original zipped format. [0.3] MODIFICATIONS You are allowed to modify and distribute modified versions of this program (free of charge or not) under the following conditions: * If at least ten percent (10%) of the code is new, your program must display the following notice when executed, or in an "about" window: "This is a modified version of the free software package DEU 5.3. DEU was created and is maintained by the DEU team: Raphael Quinet, Brendon Wyber, Ted Vessenes and others." This notice should also be included as is in the documentation of your program, if any. * If at least fifty percent (50%) of the code is new, you can choose to use this shorter notice instead: "This program contains some source code from DEU 5.3, written by the DEU team." * If you are using less than ten percent (10%) of the DEU source code in your program or if you just used the algorithms but not the code directly, you are not required to display any credit notice. But it would be nice and courteous to do so. * If your program contains some code from another version of DEU (including older versions or ports to other systems) and you add some code from this version to it, the total counts as "DEU source code". * If requested by a member of the DEU team, you agree to submit your source code to a neutral third party who will estimate how much of the code is new. Changes in the comments and credit notice will not be counted. You are not allowed to distribute modifed copies if you do not fulfill these conditions, although you are allowed to make modifications for your personal use. Please consider joining the DEU team: this is the best way to contribute to the DEU project, and you will be credited for any code (or ideas) included in the next version. [0.4] OTHER RIGHTS The authors reserve the rights to change this license agreement in future versions of the program without any prior notice. Other rights for distribution of DEU or modified versions can be obtained from Raphael Quinet, 9 rue des Martyrs, B-4550 Nandrin, Belgium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [X] DISCLAIMER: This program is provided "as-is", with NO WARRANTY, expressed or implied, as to its usefullness, stability, or suitability to task. Niether Raphael Quinet, nor any other member of the DEU team, is responsible for any damages, direct, indirect, or incedental, resulting from the use, misuse, or failure to use this product or any of its derivatives. You use this program at your own risk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------