Draconic Next License
Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 2026 Fade and the Draconic Next contributors
This license follows the spirit of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3:
the mod is free to use, study, build, modify, extend and share. It adds one rule:
a modified version of the mod may only be redistributed with the Licensor's
written permission.
This license is not the GNU LGPL and is not an OSI-approved open source license.
0. Definitions
"Licensor" means Fade, the copyright holder of Draconic Next.
"The Software" means the source code, build scripts and compiled code of
Draconic Next in this repository, and binaries built from them. It does not
include the Assets.
"The Assets" means the textures, models, sounds, language data and other art
derived from Draconic Evolution. They are covered by section 7, not by this
license.
"Modified Version" means any work that contains the Software, or a substantial
part of it, with changes, additions or deletions. A fork of this repository with
changes, a port to another game version or loader, and a rebuild from changed
sources are all Modified Versions.
"Unmodified Copy" means an exact copy of an official release or of the
unchanged source code, distributed together with this license.
"Addon" means a separate work that uses the Software through its public
interfaces, by depending on it, linking to it or interacting with it at
runtime, without containing a copy of the Software. Integrations, compatibility
modules and mods that target Draconic Next with mixins are Addons as long as
they do not include the Software itself.
"Redistribute" means to make the Software or a Modified Version available to
anyone else, for example by publishing builds or jar files, uploading to a mod
hosting site, or bundling it in a modpack, launcher profile or server pack.
"You" means the person or organisation exercising the permissions in this
license.
1. Permissions granted without asking
Subject to the conditions of this license, you may, free of charge:
a. use and run the Software for any purpose, including on public and private
servers;
b. read and study the source code and build it yourself;
c. make a fork of the repository and modify it, for your own use, for
testing, for learning, or to prepare contributions to the official
project. You may keep the source code of such a fork in a public code
repository (for example as a fork on a code hosting site), provided it
carries this license and clearly states that it is not an official
release. This is the only form in which a Modified Version may be made
public without permission: publishing builds, jar files or releases of it,
or offering it as a mod, is redistribution under section 3;
d. run a Modified Version yourself, including on a server you operate, as
long as you do not Redistribute it;
e. Redistribute Unmodified Copies, including in modpacks, server packs and
mirrors, under the conditions of section 2;
f. create and Redistribute Addons under any license you choose. An Addon is
not a Modified Version and is not covered by this license, but it may not
include the Software or parts of it.
2. Conditions for Unmodified Copies
When you Redistribute an Unmodified Copy you must:
a. include this license unchanged, together with the copyright notice;
b. keep the credits (CREDITS.md and the credits in the mod metadata);
c. not present it as your own work or as an official release if it is not
one.
Because the Assets are licensed for non-commercial use only (section 7), you
may not sell copies of the Software that include the Assets.
3. Modified Versions require written permission
Apart from keeping fork source code in a public repository as allowed by
section 1(c), you may not Redistribute a Modified Version, in source or compiled
form, unless the Licensor has given you prior written permission. Permission can be asked
for through the project's repository or the Licensor's other published contact
channels. The Licensor may grant it with conditions, refuse it, or withdraw it
for future releases.
When permission is granted, unless the permission says otherwise, the Modified
Version must:
a. carry this license, the copyright notice and the credits;
b. state clearly that it is modified, by whom, and that it is not an official
Draconic Next release;
c. use a name that cannot be confused with Draconic Next;
d. make its complete corresponding source code available under this license.
4. Contributions
If you submit a contribution to the official project (for example a pull
request or a patch), you license it under this license and agree that the
Licensor may include it in Draconic Next and distribute it under this license
or a later version of it. You confirm that you have the right to do so.
5. Termination
If you break the terms of this license, your rights under it end
automatically. If you fix the breach within 30 days of first being notified of
it, your rights are reinstated, unless the Licensor has told you in writing
that they are permanently withdrawn. Copies already received lawfully by others
are not affected.
6. No warranty and limitation of liability
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR OR
THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OF OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING
LOSS OF WORLDS OR SAVE DATA.
7. Assets
The Assets are derived from Draconic Evolution by brandon3055 and its
contributors. They are used under, and remain licensed under, the Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). That license, not this
one, governs the Assets. See CREDITS.md.
8. Not affiliated
Draconic Next is an unofficial, independent reimagining of Draconic Evolution.
It is not affiliated with or endorsed by brandon3055 or the Draconic Evolution
project.
