From 800402972c9d3b5aecd02407a8a957a596b62d88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jose Rodriguez Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:26:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update licensing explanation in README file Related to issue #206 --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 18e1c1353..0d8276397 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ ZX BASIC Copyleft (K) 2008, Jose Rodriguez-Rosa (a.k.a. Boriel) -All files within this project are covered under de LGPL3-like LICENSE -(Read ). - -You can create closed-source (even commercial ones!) programs with this compiler +All files in this project are covered under de GPLv3 LICENSE +(Read ) except those placed in directories +`library/` and `library-asm`. Those are licensed under MIT unless otherwise +specified in the files themselves (i.e. a different license). Anyway, all of +the licenses for files under those directories allow binary closed-source +(i.e. commercial) distribution of the files created with this compiler. + +You can create closed-source programs (even commercial ones) with this compiler (a mention to this tool will be welcome, though). But you are not allowed to -release the compiler itself as a closed Source program. +release the compiler itself as a closed source program. -If you modify *this* project (the compiler .py, .asm or whathever) files +If you modify *this* project (the compiler .py or anything licensed as GPLv3) in any way you MUST publish the changes you made and submit your contribution to the community under the same license.