# Cradlecrown licensing

Copyright © 2026 Huseyin Enes ERTURK and contributors.

## Source code and documentation

Except for the assets identified in [LICENSE-ASSETS](LICENSE-ASSETS) and material with its own third-party notices, this repository's source code, scripts, configuration, tests and documentation are licensed under the **GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 only (AGPL-3.0-only)**. The complete, unmodified license is in [LICENSE](LICENSE).

This includes procedural artwork and geometry implemented in source code, HTML/CSS and asset-generation programs. Asset restrictions do not restrict these programs or independently generated output solely because it was produced by them. Existing reserved asset inputs remain subject to their own terms.

You may use, modify and distribute covered work, including commercially, under the AGPL. There is no additional non-commercial restriction or project-specific Section 7 condition. The software is provided without warranty, as described in the license.

## Assets and branding

The repository contains separately licensed or reserved recordings, images and fonts. The exact path and file-type scope is in [LICENSE-ASSETS](LICENSE-ASSETS). They are not granted an AGPL or Creative Commons license by this change. Do not describe the entire repository as freely redistributable assets.

No trademark permission or endorsement is granted by the code license. Forks should identify their own operator and avoid suggesting that they are official Cradlecrown releases. This does not limit rights granted by the AGPL in covered source code.

## Contributions and dependencies

Contributors retain their copyright and submit code and documentation under AGPL-3.0-only; see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Third-party dependencies and incorporated material retain their own licenses and notices. The root license does not replace them. Preserve required dependency notices when distributing a build.

## Distribution and hosting

An official paid edition is compatible with this code license. Compliant third parties may also distribute and sell covered code. Distribution must satisfy the AGPL's corresponding-source and notice requirements. Modified network-interactive versions must prominently offer their corresponding source to remote users without charge, as required by Section 13.

The menu links to a licensing page and the source repository. Before distributing or deploying a release, make the exact corresponding source (including build scripts and any server modifications) available to its recipients/users through an accessible release archive or repository revision, and update that page to point to it. A private repository link is not a public source offer. Preserve the license files included in the build. Review proprietary SDK integration separately before adding it.

This change does not make the GitHub repository public or deploy a new game build. Before public release, verify the rights to every reserved asset or replace/remove it, including copies in Git history if publishing that history. The [licensing review](docs/release/licensing-review.md) records the outstanding provenance work.