For Legacy Approval: Soul-Fu License

[Justin Dugger]

Hi,

Soul-Fu is an existing game who's copyright holder decided to release
the source code, and a growing number of people are beginning to
modify it.  I don't personally believe it is Open Source, but when
questioned the author has stated "The license stands as it is. I think
it's a pretty nice license -- maybe the OSI folks would be kind enough
to stamp it for 'ya. SoulFu has never been GPL'd."

Since the copyright holder is rarely available, having basically
decided to abandon the program, I was hoping the OSI itself might
provide a definitive answer in light of his claims that the following
is Open Source:

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Disclaimer

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS", AND AARON BISHOP DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY USING THIS
SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT AARON
BISHOP WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. PERIOD.

Distribution

THIS SOFTWARE MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IF NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE
SOFTWARE ITSELF, NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE MEDIA UPON WHICH IT IS
SUPPLIED, AND NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE OF SUPPLYING IT. IT
MAY NOT BE SOLD, RENTED, OR OTHERWISE USED TO EARN MONEY, EITHER BY
ITSELF OR AS PART OF A COMPILATION OR BUNDLE -- EXCEPT WITH EXPRESS
WRITTEN PERMISSION. IF MONEY IS CHANGING HANDS, IT IS A COPYRIGHT
VIOLATION! ASK FIRST! I WILL USUALLY GIVE PERMISSION TO MAGAZINES...

Alterations

This is the development version of Secret of Ultimate Legendary
Fantasy: Unleashed, complete with source code. I hereby grant all
users permission to modify this game and to distribute derivative
works, provided that the following conditions are met:

1. The title screen (WSPLASH), main menu (WMAIN), and "Be Nice" window
(WMONEY) must remain intact and unchanged.

2. The disclaimer and distribution text above must be included and abided by.

3. This manual must be included.

4. The high standard of quality must be maintained. Official-ish
releases should be voted on by members of the Official-ish forum, and
the virtue system should be expanded. It must always change for the
better.

5. The NICEWARE system must remain working and enforced - no "work
arounds" may be made. In order to access all character classes, the
player must type "I SWEAR I DID SOMETHING NICE" one time per session.

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This license is found in a Manual.htm file in the distribution of
software, hence the requirement that the manual must be included.

I'm not sure if this qualifies exactly as a "Legacy", but there is a
substantial amount of work going on in forums you can find at
http://www.soulfu.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=8 .

Thank you for your time,
Justin Dugger