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Revision: 9834 http://pcgen.svn.sourceforge.net/pcgen/?rev=9834&view=rev Author: karianna Date: 2009-04-13 15:24:30 +0000 (Mon, 13 Apr 2009) Log Message: ----------- Changes to clarify licensing, mission statements and our FREE nature Modified Paths: -------------- Trunk/pcgen/docs/faqpages/faqsectionheading.html Trunk/pcgen/docs/greetings.html Trunk/website/01_overview.php Modified: Trunk/pcgen/docs/faqpages/faqsectionheading.html =================================================================== --- Trunk/pcgen/docs/faqpages/faqsectionheading.html 2009-04-11 23:28:53 UTC (rev 9833) +++ Trunk/pcgen/docs/faqpages/faqsectionheading.html 2009-04-13 15:24:30 UTC (rev 9834) @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <h2>The <big>BIG</big> Question:</h2> <p class="indent1">"What is PCGen?" they cry. Well ladies and gentlemen (and chimps), - let us tell you. PCGen is a JAVA based software application for creating characters + let us tell you. PCGen is a <strong>FREE</strong> open source software application for creating characters in RPG role-playing games. Simple as that, good eh!</p> <p class="indent1">It is also a religion for some, a home for lost souls (We are really nice @@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ and now shared by 100+ helpers and _thousands_ of users. It's cool, it rocks and you should use it because it is............. <strong>FREE</strong>.</p> - <p class="indent1">That's right 100% honest to goodness, protected by law, free software.</p> + <p class="indent1">That's right 100% honest to goodness, protected by law, free software, see + the <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php">LGPL ver 2.1 open source license</a> for details. + The licensing for the data sources get a little more complex, but you can visit our + <a href="faqdatasources.html">Data Sources FAQ</a>, + <a href="../acknowledgments/publishersandsources.html#Publishers">Publisher Permissions</a> page, + and <a href="../acknowledgments/publishersandsources.html#Sources">Sources</a> page for details.</p> <h2>The <small>Little</small> Question:</h2> Modified: Trunk/pcgen/docs/greetings.html =================================================================== --- Trunk/pcgen/docs/greetings.html 2009-04-11 23:28:53 UTC (rev 9833) +++ Trunk/pcgen/docs/greetings.html 2009-04-13 15:24:30 UTC (rev 9834) @@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ <body> <h1>Welcome to PCGen!</h1> + <p>PCGen is a <strong>FREE</strong> Open Source RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 Systems mainly) + that works on most personal computers (it's Java-based so: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix are supported). + All datafiles are ASCII so they can be modified by users. All of this work is performed under the watchful gaze of + the PCGen <a href="http://www.pcgen-test.org/wiki/index.php?title=Board_of_Directors">Board Of Directors</a>.</p> + + <h1>Mission Statement</h1> + + <p>To be the worlds most flexible d20 character generation and maintenance software.</p> + + <h1>About PCGen</h1> + <p> The name implies that PCGen is just for generating PCs - which it does - but the fact that it lets you do that with just about any book published so far Modified: Trunk/website/01_overview.php =================================================================== --- Trunk/website/01_overview.php 2009-04-11 23:28:53 UTC (rev 9833) +++ Trunk/website/01_overview.php 2009-04-13 15:24:30 UTC (rev 9834) @@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ <div id="content" class="content"> + <h1>PCGen Overview</h1> + + <p>PCGen is a <strong>FREE</strong> Open Source RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 Systems mainly) that works on most personal computers (It's Java-based so: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix are supported). All datafiles are ASCII so they can be modified by users. All of this work is performed under the watchful gaze of the PCGen <a href="http://www.pcgen-test.org/wiki/index.php?title=Board_of_Directors">Board Of Directors</a>.</p> + + <h1>Mission Statement</h1> + + <p>To be the worlds most flexible d20 character generation and maintenance software.</p> + <h1>Major Links</h1> <ul> <li><a href="03_get_pcgen.php">Get PCGen</a> - Download PCGen </li> @@ -16,10 +24,6 @@ <li><a href="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/banners/">Our Fantastic Images and Banners</a></li> </ul> - <h1>PCGen Overview</h1> - - <p>PCGen is a Java-based RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 Systems mainly) that works on most personal computers (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc.). All datafiles are ASCII so they can be modified by users. All of this work is performed under the watchful gaze of the PCGen <a href="http://www.pcgen-test.org/wiki/index.php?title=Board_of_Directors">Board Of Directors</a>.</p> - <h2>Publishers</h2> <p>Are you a publisher, concerned about how PCGen may affect your product? Your concerns are understandable. Please read this <a href="https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=21131&group_id=25576" title="An open letter from Bryan McRoberts to all D20 publishers.">open letter from Bryan McRoberts</a>, the creator of PCGen. You may also be reassured to see the list of <a href="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/autobuilds/pcgen-docs/acknowledgments/publishersandsources.html" title="Books currently available in latest upcoming version of PCGen, sorted by publisher.">other publishers</a> which have chosen to improve their game by allowing its use with PCGen. See <a href="http://www.pcgen-test.org/wiki/index.php?title=Publishers">Publishers Wiki page</a> for more details</p> @@ -51,6 +55,14 @@ <p>PCGen 5.10.0 (and above) needs to run under Java 1.5.x (or above). The <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/" title="The source for JAVA">Java runtime environment</a> is available for all common PC platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, Unix and Linux.</p> + <h2>Licensing</h2> + + <p> + The core PCGen code is licensed under the <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php">LGPL ver 2.1</a> open source license. Its various + data sources are licensed under individual agreements, see the <a href="http://www.pcgen-test.org/wiki/index.php?title=Data_License">Data License</a> + team on our wiki for details. + </p> + </div> <!-- div content --> <?php This was sent by the SourceForge.net collaborative development platform, the world's largest Open Source development site. |