# Aryston Source-Available License
Version 1.0 — October 2026
Copyright (c) 2026 Aryston. All rights reserved.
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### 1. Purpose and Overview
This software is made source-available to ensure transparency, security, and developer integration while protecting the original work, source code, visual identity, and assets of the Aryston project.
By downloading, installing, using, or accessing the source code of this software, you agree to the terms of this license.
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### 2. Permissions (What You CAN Do)
Subject to the terms of this license, you are granted permission to:
- **Play and Use:** Install and play this mod for personal, non-commercial, or commercial purposes, including on public and private multiplayer servers.
- **Content Creation:** Record videos, livestream, take screenshots, and monetize gameplay content featuring this software (e.g., YouTube, Twitch) without restriction.
- **Modpacks:** Include the official, unmodified software binaries in modpacks distributed through authorized platforms (such as Modrinth and CurseForge).
- **Customization and Addons:** Create and distribute custom configuration files, resource packs, presets, and third-party addon mods that extend or interact with this software. You may reference the mod name solely to indicate compatibility (e.g., *"MyPack for Arkea"*).
- **API & Developer Integration (Library Use):** Compile, link, and build independent mods against the public APIs provided by this software. Your own independent code may be licensed under terms of your choosing.
- **Inspect and Compile Locally:** View the source code, modify it for strictly personal, private local use, or submit contributions (Pull Requests) to the official repository.
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### 3. Restrictions (What You CANNOT Do)
Without explicit, prior written permission from Aryston, you may NOT:
- **No Redistribution or Mirroring:** Re-upload, mirror, or distribute the software, in whole or in part, in binary or source form, on any website, launcher, or distribution platform outside the official project pages.
- **No Derivative Forks:** Publish, release, or distribute modified copies, clones, or forks of this software.
- **No Plagiarism or Extraction:** Copy, extract, or incorporate source code, shaders, algorithms, textures, user interface layouts, or proprietary assets into other projects or mods.
- **No Trademark or Brand Misuse:** Use the names **"Aryston"**, **"Helion"**, **"Arkea"**, or their associated logos and branding in a way that implies official endorsement, affiliation, or to brand a separate project.
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### 4. Contributions
Any pull requests, patches, or contributions submitted to official Aryston repositories become subject to this license upon acceptance, granting Aryston the perpetual, irrevocable right to distribute and license the contributed code as part of the project.
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### 5. Disclaimer of Warranty & Limitation of Liability
THIS 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 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.