Need Help Understanding the Liscense

Started by TheSunking, December 12, 2013, 05:16:29

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TheSunking

Please forgive me if this is the incorrect spot to ask this question, it seemed the most appropriate when scanning the sections.


Note that I am under the impression that in the legal text for whatever I make using LWJGL I am required to have the entirety of the BSD-liscense stuck somewhere inside (probably at the end? After noting "created using LWJGL" or something)


I'm having some trouble understanding parts of the legalese (even though it is simple as bones).

As I read it, games I make using LWJGL can legally be distributed for free as long as they include the legal stuff below, though I doubt I am reading it correctly (I bolded the parts that make me think this).

If I'm right, then people would be able to legally distrubute Minecraft for free, wouldn't they? (this is a big reason I think I'm wrong)

I'm hoping that this actually means people would only be able to legally rip the LWJGL jars (and whatnot) out of whatever game I make to distribute at their leisure (so not including anything I make myself). In other words, the "feel free to distribute" legal text would only apply to LWJGL itself, and not my game?



/*
* Copyright (c) 2002-2007 Lightweight Java Game Library Project
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
* met:
*
* * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
*   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
*
* * 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.
*
* * Neither the name of 'Light Weight Java Game Library' nor the names of
*   its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
*   from this software without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
* "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS 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 THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
* CONTRIBUTORS 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.
*/