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diff --git a/src/readme_source.txt b/src/readme_source.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93bc637 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/readme_source.txt @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +Sauerbraten source code license, usage, and documentation. + +You may use the Sauerbraten source code if you abide by the ZLIB license +http://www.opensource.org/licenses/zlib-license.php +(very similar to the BSD license): + + +LICENSE +======= + +Sauerbraten game engine source code, any release. + +Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Wouter van Oortmerssen, Lee Salzman, Mike Dysart, Robert Pointon, and Quinton Reeves + +This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied +warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages +arising from the use of this software. + +Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, +including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it +freely, subject to the following restrictions: + +1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not + claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software + in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be + appreciated but is not required. +2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be + misrepresented as being the original software. +3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. + + +LICENSE NOTES +============= +The license covers the source code found in the "src" directory of this +archive as well as the .cfg files under the "data" directory. The included +ENet network library which Sauerbraten uses is covered by an MIT-style +license, which is however compatible with the above license for all +practical purposes. + +Game media included in the game (maps, textures, sounds, models etc.) +are NOT covered by this license, and may have individual copyrights and +distribution restrictions (see individual readmes). + + +USAGE +===== +Compiling the sources should be straight forward. + +Unix users need to make sure to have the development version of all libs +installed (OpenGL, SDL, SDL_mixer, SDL_image, zlib). The included +Makefile can be used to build. + +Windows users can use the included Visual Studio project files in the vcpp +directory, which references the lib/include directories for the external +libraries and should thus be self contained. Release mode builds will place +executables in the bin dir ready for testing and distribution. + +An alternative to Visual Studio for Windows is MinGW/MSYS, which can be compiled +using the provided Makefile. Another alternative for Windows is to compile under +Code::Blocks with the provided vcpp/sauerbraten.cbp project file. + +The Sauerbraten sources are very small, compact, and non-redundant, so anyone +wishing to modify the source code should be able to gain an overview of +Sauerbraten's inner workings by simply reading through the source code in its +entirety. Small amounts of comments should guide you through the more +tricky sections. + +When reading the source code and trying to understand Sauerbaten's internal design, +keep in mind the goal of Cube: minimalism. I wanted to create a very complete +game / game engine with absolutely minimal means, and made a sport out of it +keeping the implementation small and simple. Sauerbraten is not a commercial +product, it is merely the author's idea of a fun little programming project. + + +AUTHORS +====== +Wouter "Aardappel" van Oortmerssen +http://strlen.com + +Lee "eihrul" Salzman +http://sauerbraten.org/lee/ + +Mike "Gilt" Dysart + +Robert "baby-rabbit" Pointon +http://www.fernlightning.com + +Quinton "Quin" Reeves +http://www.redeclipse.net + +For additional authors/contributors, see the Sauerbraten binary distribution readme. + |