Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/30/08:13:27
On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Shawn Hargreaves wrote:
> >I would like to know what the licensing is for Allegro. I have not
> >downloaded it, but am considering doing so after someone explains the
> >licensing to me. Can I use the Allegro libs to produce COMMERCIAL
> >software? Ie: Could I write a commercial game using allegro, without
> >paying any royalties to anyone? (I'm willing to put plugs for it in
> >though.)
>
> >From Allegro's readme.txt:
>
> Allegro is swap-ware. You may use, modify, redistribute, and
> generally hack it about in any way you like, but if you do you must
> send me something in exchange. This could be a complimentary copy of
> a game, an addition or improvement to Allegro, a bug report, some
> money (this is particularly encouraged if you use Allegro in a
> commercial product), or just a copy of your autoexec.bat if you
> don't have anything better. If you redistribute parts of Allegro or
> make a game using it, it would be nice if you mentioned me somewhere
> in the credits, but if you just want to pinch a few routines that is
> OK too. I'll trust you not to rip me off.
>
> So yes, you can use it in a commercial product, and you don't have to
> pay me anything. It's entirely up to you what you think it is worth: a
> copy of your game would be plenty to keep me happy.
If I use it, I'll send you a copy of whatever I write. You'll have to
settle for my AUTOEXEC.BAT for now though.
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