Minecraft Forge Public Licence

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Version 1.1


0. Definitions

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Minecraft: Denotes a copy of the Minecraft game licensed by Mojang AB


User: Anybody that interact with the software in one of the following ways:

   - play

   - decompile

   - recompile or compile

   - modify


Minecraft Forge: The Minecraft Forge code, in source form, class file form, as

obtained in a standalone fashion or as part of a wider distribution.


Dependency: Code required to have Minecraft Forge working properly. That can

include dependencies required to compile the code as well as modifications in 

the Minecraft sources that are required to have Minecraft Forge working.


1. Scope

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The present license is granted to any user of Minecraft Forge. As a 

prerequisite, a user of Minecraft Forge must own a legally acquired copy of

Minecraft


2. Play rights

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The user of Minecraft Forge is allowed to install the software on a client or

a server and to play it without restriction.


3. Modification rights

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The user has the right to decompile the source code, look at either the 

decompiled version or the original source code, and to modify it.


4. Derivation rights

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The user has the rights to derive code from Minecraft Forge, that is to say to

write code that either extends Minecraft Forge class and interfaces, 

instantiate the objects declared or calls the functions. This code is known as

"derived" code, and can be licensed with conditions different from Minecraft

Forge.



5. Distribution rights

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The user of Minecraft Forge is allowed to redistribute Minecraft Forge in 

partially, in totality, or included in a distribution. When distributing 

binaries or class files, the user must provide means to obtain the sources of

the distributed version of Minecraft Forge at no costs. This includes the

files as well as any dependency that the code may rely on, including patches to

Minecraft original sources.


Modification of Minecraft Forge as well as dependencies, including patches to

Minecraft original sources, has to remain under the terms of the present

license.
