Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/29/23:58:24
>I would like to know what the licensing is for Allegro. I have not
>downloaded it, but am considering doing so after someone explains the
>licensing to me. Can I use the Allegro libs to produce COMMERCIAL
>software? Ie: Could I write a commercial game using allegro, without
>paying any royalties to anyone? (I'm willing to put plugs for it in
>though.)
From Allegro's readme.txt:
Allegro is swap-ware. You may use, modify, redistribute, and
generally hack it about in any way you like, but if you do you must
send me something in exchange. This could be a complimentary copy of
a game, an addition or improvement to Allegro, a bug report, some
money (this is particularly encouraged if you use Allegro in a
commercial product), or just a copy of your autoexec.bat if you
don't have anything better. If you redistribute parts of Allegro or
make a game using it, it would be nice if you mentioned me somewhere
in the credits, but if you just want to pinch a few routines that is
OK too. I'll trust you not to rip me off.
So yes, you can use it in a commercial product, and you don't have to
pay me anything. It's entirely up to you what you think it is worth: a
copy of your game would be plenty to keep me happy.
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