Equestria.dev Software License

Equestria.dev releases software in a variety of licensing schemes, mostly libre licenses.

Free, libre and open-source software

Is considered "free, libre and open-source" software all software that Equestria.dev releases under either the public domain the MIT license, any compatible alternative, or entirely copyright-free. Unless a copy of a license agreement is present in the software's source code, software which source code is publicly accessible is released under the following license terms:

MIT License

Copyright © 2015-2023 Equestria.dev Developers

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, sublicense, 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:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Closed-source "proprietary" software

In some cases, Equestria.dev developers may choose not to release the source code for a specific piece of software. This could be because it is easily abused or misused, because it uses a private platform, because it contains confidential or private information, or another reason. Developers can choose to make a closed-source software open-source later on.

By downloading, installing, purchasing or using the software, you accept these license terms. If you don't accept them, do not use the software; or, if an open-source variant is available, use the open-source variant.

In all cases of closed-source software, users must:

• use the software strictly for personal purposes and not for profit;
• not attempt to decompile, modify, publish, distribute, sell or license the software;
• not use the software in a way that is illegal in France, the United Kingdom or the United States;
• not use the software in a way that could put Equestria.dev at risk;
• not expose the software in public places where users could use it without first agreeing to this license agreement

In case of a paid software, users must not give access to the software for free to a third party. Giving access to the software to a relative (friend, family, ...) is considered reasonable, but should not exceed 10 people.