FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

by **durtective6** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 09:33

its that time of the day again people, im asking another question! :P
ive finished making my mod but dont really get what it means by license on the mod page as it says i need one, what should i do?
do i actually need to put one on my mod page?
any help/answers would be appreciated.

by **webdesigner97** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:58

This might help you: Choose a CC License

by **durtective6** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:04

so after doing the license features do i write down the writing under selected license onto my mod page
thanks for the help

by **Dan Duncombe** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 13:50

durtective6 wrote:so after doing the license features do i write down the writing under selected license onto my mod page
thanks for the help

On your mod page, put:

License: put_your_license_here

by **onpon4** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:03

Please don't use the "ND" or "NC" clauses for the software portion. In fact, I don't think you should use any Creative Commons license for the software at all. Use a permissive license (lots of people here use the WTFPL, but there's also the Expat license or CC0) or use a proper software license that's compatible with the GNU GPL.[0]

[0] https://gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html

by **mauvebic** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:26

durtective6 wrote:its that time of the day again people, im asking another question! :P
ive finished making my mod but dont really get what it means by license on the mod page as it says i need one, what should i do?
do i actually need to put one on my mod page?
any help/answers would be appreciated.

All works are usually copyright to their respective authors (depending on where you live). What a license does is grant extra rights to users, though you're under no obligation to choose any license. Keep in mind the releases section only lists mods with copyleft licensing, so ultimately it depends on where you want your mod posted (releases, general or off-site).

by **onpon4** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 15:09

mauvebic wrote:the releases section only lists mods with copyleft licensing

That's not true. Copyleft is a form of license which requires you to share-alike (i.e. not release proprietary versions; you have to use the same license if you redistribute). Permissive licenses like WTFPL are accepted in the releases section. What the releases section requires is for the code to be free/libre/open-source.

by **mauvebic** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 15:27

onpon4 wrote: free/libre/open-source.

It's all more or less the same thing to me.

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