diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7cb9e497a..697c804848 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ Polaris is a fork of the Baystation12 code branch for the game Spacestation13. --- ### LICENSE -Polaris is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, which can be found in full in LICENSE-AGPL3.txt. +The code for Polaris is licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html) version 3, which can be found in full in LICENSE-AGPL3.txt. -Commits with a git authorship date prior to `1420675200 +0000` (2015/01/08 00:00) are licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, which can be found in full in LICENSE-GPL3.txt. +Code with a git authorship date prior to `1420675200 +0000` (2015/01/08 00:00) are licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, which can be found in full in LICENSE-GPL3.txt. -All commits whose authorship dates are not prior to `1420675200 +0000` are assumed to be licensed under AGPL v3, if you wish to license under GPL v3 please make this clear in the commit message and any added files. +All code whose authorship dates are not prior to `1420675200 +0000` are assumed to be licensed under AGPL v3, if you wish to license under GPL v3 please make this clear in the commit message and any added files. -If you wish to develop and host this codebase in a closed source manner you may use all commits prior to `1420675200 +0000`, which are licensed under GPL v3. The major change here is that if you host a server using any code licensed under AGPLv3 you are required to provide full source code for your servers users as well including addons and modifications you have made. +If you wish to develop and host this codebase in a closed source manner you may use all code prior to `1420675200 +0000`, which are licensed under GPL v3. The major change here is that if you host a server using any code licensed under AGPLv3 you are required to provide full source code for your servers users as well including addons and modifications you have made. See [here](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html) for more information. +All assets including icons and sound are under a [CC BY-SA 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) license unless otherwise indicated. + ### GETTING THE CODE The simplest way to obtain the code is using the github .zip feature.