DialogTree (d3)

Game dialog tree middleware engine

License

DialogTree (D3) License (based on the XFree86 1.1 license)

Copyright (C) 2011 Jari Komppa, All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining 
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including 
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, 
distribute, sublicence, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to 
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject 
to the following conditions:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 
notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution, 
and in the same place and form as other copyright, license and 
disclaimer information.

3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if 
any, must include the following acknowledgment: "This product uses
the DialogTree (D3) engine by Jari Komppa (http://iki.fi/sol)", in 
the same place and form as other third-party acknowledgments. 
Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, 
in the same form and location as other such third-party 
acknowledgments.

4. Except as contained in this notice, the name of Jari Komppa shall
not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or 
other dealings in this Software without prior authorization from 
Jari Komppa.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED 
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE 
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL JARI KOMPPA BE LIABLE FOR ANY 
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE 
GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, 
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE 
OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, 
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

So what does it mean, really?

  • You're free to use it in commercial and noncommercial projects.
  • These projects must include the string "This product uses the DialogTree (D3) engine by Jari Komppa (http://iki.fi/sol)" somewhere, like in credits or about or splash screen or whatever.
  • If you distribute source, you must retain the license text.
  • If you distribute relinkable binaries, you must include the whole license with your distribution.
  • If you only distribute your final product, the "This product uses the DialogTree (D3) engine by Jari Komppa (http://iki.fi/sol)" string is enough.
  • And of course, don't sue me.

Apart from this, I'm always interested in hearing when my code is used somewhere, so toss me a mail, or a copy of your game =)

Comments, etc, appreciated, as always.