relicense to GPL-3.0-or-later
Drop Commons-Clause and monetization restrictions to enable incorporating third-party GPLv3 code in upcoming rig system work. Prior versions (0.1.0–0.5.x) remain under GPL-3.0 WITH Commons-Clause. From 0.6.0-ALPHA, GPL-3.0-or-later pure.
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# TiedUp! Remake - License
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**Effective Date:** January 2025
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**Applies to:** All versions of TiedUp! Remake (past, present, and future)
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**Effective Date:** April 2026 (license change from GPL-3.0 + Commons-Clause to GPL-3.0 pure)
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**Applies to:** All versions from 0.6.0-ALPHA onwards. Prior versions (0.1.0 through 0.5.x) were distributed under GPL-3.0 WITH Commons-Clause.
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---
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## Summary
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This software is licensed under **GPL-3.0 with Commons Clause** and additional restrictions.
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This software is licensed under **GPL-3.0-or-later** (GNU General Public License, version 3 or any later version).
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**You CAN:**
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- Use the mod for free
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- Modify the source code
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- Distribute the mod (with source code)
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- Create derivative works (must be open source under the same license)
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**You CANNOT:**
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- Sell this software
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- Put this software behind a paywall, subscription, or any form of monetization
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- Distribute without providing source code
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- Use a more restrictive license for derivative works
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The Commons-Clause restriction and additional monetization restrictions present in prior versions are **removed** effective this release, to enable incorporating third-party GPLv3 code (notably the Epic Fight animation/skeleton/mesh subsystem — see `docs/plans/rig/`).
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## Full License Terms
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## GNU General Public License v3.0-or-later
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### Part 1: Commons Clause Restriction
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"Commons Clause" License Condition v1.0
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The Software is provided to you by the Licensor under the License, as defined
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below, subject to the following condition.
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Without limiting other conditions in the License, the grant of rights under the
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License will not include, and the License does not grant to you, the right to
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Sell the Software.
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For purposes of the foregoing, "Sell" means practicing any or all of the rights
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granted to you under the License to provide to third parties, for a fee or other
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consideration (including without limitation fees for hosting or consulting/
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support services related to the Software), a product or service whose value
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derives, entirely or substantially, from the functionality of the Software.
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**Additional Monetization Restrictions:**
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The following are explicitly prohibited:
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1. Selling the Software or any derivative work
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2. Requiring payment, subscription, or donation to access or download the Software
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3. Placing the Software behind a paywall of any kind (Patreon, Ko-fi, etc.)
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4. Bundling the Software with paid products or services
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5. Using the Software as an incentive for paid memberships or subscriptions
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6. Early access monetization (charging for early access to updates)
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**Permitted:**
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- Accepting voluntary donations (as long as the Software remains freely accessible)
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- Using the Software on monetized content platforms (YouTube, Twitch, etc.)
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---
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### Part 2: GNU General Public License v3.0
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Copyright (C) 2024-2025 TiedUp! Remake Contributors
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Copyright (C) 2024-2026 TiedUp! Remake Contributors
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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---
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### Part 3: Asset Exclusions
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## Derived Work — Epic Fight
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The following assets are NOT covered by this license and remain property of
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their respective owners:
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Portions of this project (everything under `com.tiedup.remake.v3.*`, starting with 0.6.0-ALPHA) are derived from **Epic Fight** by the Epic Fight Team, licensed under GPLv3. See:
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- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Epic-Fight/epicfight
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- Upstream license: GPLv3 (identical to this project)
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Each derived file in `com.tiedup.remake.rig.*` carries a header attribution to Epic Fight. No Epic Fight assets (textures, 3D models, animations) are reused — only Java source code for the animation/skeleton/mesh infrastructure.
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## Asset Exclusions
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The following assets are NOT covered by this license and remain property of their respective owners:
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1. **Original kdnp mod Assets** (textures, models, sounds from the 1.12.2 version)
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- Original creators: Yuti & Marl Velius
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- These assets are used under fair use for preservation/educational purposes
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- Used under fair use for preservation/educational purposes
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- Contact original authors for commercial use
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2. **Minecraft Assets**
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- Subject to Minecraft EULA: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/eula
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3. **Third-Party Libraries**
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- PlayerAnimator: Subject to its own license (dev.kosmx.player-anim)
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- Forge: Subject to Forge license (MinecraftForge)
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- Other dependencies: Subject to their respective licenses
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- Forge: subject to Forge license (MinecraftForge)
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- Other dependencies: subject to their respective licenses
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- (Prior to 0.6.0, PlayerAnimator and bendy-lib were used; removed in the RIG system.)
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**Code written for this remake** (files in `src/main/java/com/tiedup/remake/`)
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is fully covered by this GPL-3.0 + Commons Clause license.
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Code written for this project (files in `src/main/java/com/tiedup/remake/`) is fully covered by GPL-3.0-or-later.
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### Part 4: Derivative Works
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Any derivative work based on this Software MUST:
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1. Be distributed under this same license (GPL-3.0 + Commons Clause)
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2. Provide complete source code
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3. Maintain all copyright notices
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4. Not be sold or monetized in any way
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5. Credit the original TiedUp! Remake project
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---
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### Part 5: Disclaimer
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## Disclaimer
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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## SPDX Identifier
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```
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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only WITH Commons-Clause-1.0
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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
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```
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## Contact
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For licensing questions or permission requests, open an issue on the project repository.
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For licensing questions, open an issue on the project repository.
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# The human-readable display name for the mod.
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mod_name=TiedUp
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# The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
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mod_license=GPL-3.0 WITH Commons-Clause (No Sale/Paywall)
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mod_license=GPL-3.0-or-later
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# The mod version. See https://semver.org/
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mod_version=0.5.6-ALPHA
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# The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
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