CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/css/index.css?smf215_1722983039"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/css/helpdesk_icons.css?rc1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://site-res.simplemachinesweb.com/css/site.css?v3rc0.3"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/css/responsive.css?smf215_1722983039"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/css/smsite.css?2-1-4-0"> <style> img.avatar { max-width: 100px !important; max-height: 100px !important; } .postarea .bbc_img, .list_posts .bbc_img, .post .inner .bbc_img, form#reported_posts .bbc_img, #preview_body .bbc_img { max-width: min(100%,600px); } .postarea .bbc_img, .list_posts .bbc_img, .post .inner .bbc_img, form#reported_posts .bbc_img, #preview_body .bbc_img { max-height: 500px; } </style> <script> var smf_theme_url = "https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com"; var smf_default_theme_url = "https://smf-default.simplemachinesweb.com"; var smf_images_url = "https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/images"; var smf_smileys_url = "https://smf-smileys.simplemachinesweb.com"; var smf_smiley_sets = "simple,default,alienine,smf_xmas,yabb_halloween,aaron,akyhne,ponies,fugue"; var smf_smiley_sets_default = "default"; var smf_avatars_url = "https://smf-avatars.simplemachinesweb.com"; var smf_scripturl = "https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&"; var smf_iso_case_folding = false; var smf_charset = "UTF-8"; var smf_session_id = "599661dceee222608b8845ac336e7abb"; var smf_session_var = "c2f0d259d55"; var smf_member_id = 0; var ajax_notification_text = 'Loading...'; var help_popup_heading_text = 'A little lost? Let me explain:'; var banned_text = 'Sorry Guest, you are banned from using this forum!'; var smf_txt_expand = 'Expand'; var smf_txt_shrink = 'Shrink'; var smf_collapseAlt = 'Hide'; var smf_expandAlt = 'Show'; var smf_quote_expand = false; var allow_xhjr_credentials = true; </script> <script src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QFVKCGPHWH" async></script> <script src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js" async crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://adsystem.simplemachines.org/www/delivery/asyncjs.php" async></script> <script src="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/scripts/smsite.js?2-1-4-0" defer></script> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://smf-default.simplemachinesweb.com/scripts/smf_jquery_plugins.js?smf215_1722983039"></script> <script src="https://smf-default.simplemachinesweb.com/scripts/script.js?smf215_1722983039"></script> <script src="https://smf-smsite.simplemachinesweb.com/scripts/theme.js?smf215_1722983039"></script> <script> var smf_you_sure ='Are you sure you want to do this?'; </script> <title>Simple Machines License</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Simple Machines"> <meta property="og:title" content=""> <meta property="og:description" content=""> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="theme-color" content="#557EA0"> <link rel="help" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=help"> <link rel="contents" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&"> <link rel="search" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=search"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Simple Machines Community Forum - RSS" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=.xml;type=rss2"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Simple Machines Community Forum - Atom" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=.xml;type=atom"> </head> <body id="ie7" class="action_home"> <div id="footerfix"> <div id="top_section"> <div class="inner_wrap"> <ul class="floatleft" id="top_info"> <li class="welcome"> Welcome to <strong>Simple Machines Community Forum</strong>. </li> <li class="button_login"> <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=login" class="open" onclick="return reqOverlayDiv(this.href, 'Log in', 'login');"> <span class="main_icons login"></span> <span class="textmenu">Log in</span> </a> </li> <li class="button_signup"> <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=signup" class="open"> <span class="main_icons regcenter"></span> <span class="textmenu">Sign up</span> </a> </li> </ul> <a class="menu_icon mobile_generic_menu_site site_menu_opener" rel="nofollow" tabindex="-1" href="#site_menu"></a> <div id="site_menu"> <div id="mobile_generic_menu_site" class="site_popup_container"> <div class="popup_window description"> <div class="popup_heading">Main Menu <a class="main_icons remove_button floatright hide_popUp_site" rel="nofollow" tabindex="-1" href="#site_menu"></a> </div> <ul class="dropmenu floatright menu_nav" id="site_nav"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org"><span class="firstlevel">Home</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&"><span class="firstlevel">Community</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://download.simplemachines.org"><span class="firstlevel">Download</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://custom.simplemachines.org"><span class="firstlevel">Customize</span></a> <ul> <li> <a href="https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?action=mods"><span>Modifications</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?action=themes"><span>Themes</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?action=patches"><span>Patches</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://support.simplemachines.org"><span class="firstlevel">Support</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Main_Page"><span class="firstlevel">Online Manual</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="active firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/"><span class="firstlevel">About</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/contribute/"><span class="firstlevel">Contribute</span></a> </li> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://dev.simplemachines.org"><span class="firstlevel">Development</span></a> <ul> <li> <a href="https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF"><span>Bug tracker</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <script> $( ".mobile_generic_menu_4" ).click(function() { $( "#mobile_site_menu" ).show(); }); $( ".hide_popup_4" ).click(function() { $( "#mobile_site_menu" ).hide(); }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="header"> <div class="site_header_box_container"> <div class="floatright site_header_box"> <form action="https://www.simplemachines.org/search.php" method="post"> <input id="sidesearch" type="search" name="query" value="" placeholder="Search" /> <select id="where" name="search_type"> <option value="entire">Entire Site</option> <option value="community">Community</option> <option value="mods">Modifications</option> <option value="themes">Themes</option> <option value="wiki">Wiki</option> <option value="bugtracker">Bugtracker</option> </select> <button type="submit" class="button">Search</button> </form> </div> <div class="floatright site_header_box"> <form id="languages_form" method="get" class="floatright"> <select id="language_select" name="language" onchange="this.form.submit()"> <option value="afrikaans">Afrikaans</option> <option value="albanian">Albanian</option> <option value="arabic">Arabic</option> <option value="azerbaijani">Azerbaijani</option> <option value="belarusian">Belarusian</option> <option value="bosnian">Bosnian</option> <option value="catalan">Catalan</option> <option value="chinese_traditional">Chinese (Traditional)</option> <option value="croatian">Croatian</option> <option value="czech_informal">Czech (Informal)</option> <option value="danish">Dansk</option> <option value="german">Deutsch („Sie“)</option> <option value="german_informal">Deutsch („du“)</option> <option value="english_pirate">English (Pirate)</option> <option value="english_british">English (UK)</option> <option value="english" selected="selected">English (US)</option> <option value="spanish_es">Español (ES)</option> <option value="spanish_latin">Español (LATAM)</option> <option value="esperanto">Esperanto</option> <option value="estonian">Estonian</option> <option value="french">Français</option> <option value="galician">Galician</option> <option value="hebrew">Hebrew</option> <option value="indonesian">Indonesia</option> <option value="italian">Italiano</option> <option value="japanese">Japanese</option> <option value="kurdish_kurmanji">Kurdish (Kurmanji)</option> <option value="kurdish_sorani">Kurdish (Sorani)</option> <option value="latvian">Latvian</option> <option value="lithuanian">Lithuanian</option> <option value="macedonian">Macedonian</option> <option value="hungarian">Magyar</option> <option value="malay">Malay</option> <option value="dutch">Nederlands</option> <option value="norwegian">Norsk</option> <option value="persian">Persian</option> <option value="polish">Polski</option> <option value="portuguese_brazilian">Português</option> <option value="portuguese_pt">Português Europeu</option> <option value="romanian">Română</option> <option value="slovak">Slovak</option> <option value="slovenian">Slovenščina</option> <option value="serbian_latin">Srpski</option> <option value="finnish">Suomi</option> <option value="swedish">Svenska</option> <option value="vietnamese">Tiếng Việt</option> <option value="turkish">Türkçe</option> <option value="urdu">Urdu</option> <option value="uzbek">Uzbek</option> <option value="czech">Čeština</option> <option value="greek">Ελληνικά</option> <option value="bulgarian">Български</option> <option value="russian">Русский</option> <option value="serbian_cyrillic">Српски</option> <option value="ukrainian">Українська</option> <option value="uyghur">ئۇيغۇرچە</option> <option value="Sinhala">ඉංග්රීසි</option> <option value="thai">ไทย</option> <option value="chinese_simplified">简体中文</option> </select> <noscript> <input type="submit" value="Go"> </noscript> </form> </div> </div> <h1 class="forumtitle"> <a id="top" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&"> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/Themes/smsite/images/custom/frontpage_logo_large.webp?v4.1" type="image/webp"> <source srcset="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/Themes/smsite/images/custom/frontpage_logo_large.png?v4.1" type="image/png"> <img src="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/Themes/smsite/images/custom/frontpage_logo_large.png?v4.1" alt="Simple Machines Community Forum"> </picture></a> </h1><div class="anzeige_banner anzeige_banner_upper"><div class="anzeige_title">Advertisement:</div><div style="text-align:center;"><ins data-revive-zoneid="3" data-revive-target="_blank" data-revive-id="6a3b6bbd8997c9bbd34cde34ee5dc9ac"></ins></div></div> </div> <div id="content_section"> <div id="main_content_section"> <div id="site_section_menu" class="floatleft roundframe"> <a class="menu_icon mobile_generic_menu_section section_menu_opener floatright" rel="nofollow" tabindex="-1" href="#side_menu"></a> <div id="section_menu"> <div id="mobile_generic_menu_section" class="section_popup_container"> <div class="section_popup_window description"> <div class="section_popup_heading"><span title="about_smf">Navigation</span> <a class="main_icons floatright remove_button hide_popUp_section" rel="nofollow" tabindex="-1" href="#side_menu"></a> </div> <ul class="dropmenu menu_nav" id="section_nav"> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/"><span class="firstlevel" title="About SMF">About SMF</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/features.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Feature List">Feature List</span></a> <tr class="windowbg active"> <li> <a class="active firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/license.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Our License">Our License</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/copyright.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Copyright Information">Copyright Information</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/team.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="The Team">The Team</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/translateagreement.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Translate Agreement">Translate Agreement</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/teamagreement.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Team Agreement">Team Agreement</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/security.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Security Report">Security Report</span></a> <tr class="windowbg"> <li> <a class="firstlevel" href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/stats.php"><span class="firstlevel" title="Stat Collection">Stat Collection</span></a> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="site_section_content"> <div id="wrapper" class="floatright"> <div id="inner_section"> <div class="inner_wrap"></div> </div> <div id="content_section" class="sms_about_smf sma_license smt_about_smf_license"> <p class="noticebox">On this page you will find the legacy Simple Machines License and BSD license (SMF 2.0+). There is also a special <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/copyright.php" class="important_link">copyright page</a> available that contains answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions about this license.</p> <div class="errorbox">This package is provided "as is" and without any warranty.</strong> Any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of <strong class="very">merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed</strong>. In no event shall the authors be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages arising in any way out of the use or misuse of this package.</div> <h3 class="mainheader contentheader">BSD License (SMF 2.0+)</h3> <div class="roundframe"> Copyright © 2011 Simple Machines. All rights reserved.<br> <br> Developed by: Simple Machines Forum Project<br> Simple Machines<br> <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org"> https://www.simplemachines.org</a><br> <br> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:<br> <ol class="sitelist"> <li>Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.</li> <li>Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the<br> documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.</li> <li>Neither the names of Simple Machines Forum, Simple Machines, nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without specific prior written permission.</li> </ol> </div> <h3 class="mainheader contentheader">Simple Machines License (SMF 1.0 and 1.1)</h3> <h4 class="subheader contentheader">Definitions</h4> <div class="roundframe"> <ol class="sitelist"> <li>This Package is defined as all of the files within any archive file or <strong>any group of files released in conjunction by Simple Machines</strong>, Simple Machines, or a derived or modified work based on such files.</li> <li>A Modification, or a Mod, is defined as instructions, to be performed manually or in an automated manner, that alter any part of this Package.</li> <li>A Modified Package is defined as this Package or a derivative of it with one or more Modification applied to it.</li> <li>Distribution is defined as allowing one or more other people to in any way download or receive a copy of this Package, a Modified Package, or a derivative of this Package.</li> <li>The Software is defined as an installed copy of this Package, a Modified Package, or a derivative of this Package.</li> <li>The Simple Machines Website is defined as <a href="http://www.simplemachines.org/">http://www.simplemachines.org/</a>.</li> </ol> </div> <h4 class="subheader contentheader">Agreement</h4> <div class="roundframe"> <ol class="sitelist"> <li>Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify and/or distribute this Package, provided that: <ol> <li><strong>All copyright notices</strong> within source files and as generated by the Software as output are <strong>retained, unchanged</strong>.</li> <li>Any Distribution of this Package, whether as a Modified Package or not, includes this <em>license</em> and is released under the terms of this Agreement. This clause is not dependant upon any measure of changes made to this Package.</li> <li>This Package, Modified Packages, and <strong>derivative works may not be sold</strong> or released under any paid license. Copying fees for the transport of this Package, support fees for installation or other services, and hosting fees for hosting the Software may, however, be imposed.</li> <li><strong>Any Distribution</strong> of this Package, whether as a Modified Package or not, requires <strong>express written consent</strong> from Simple Machines.</li> </ol> </li> <li>You may make Modifications to this Package or a derivative of it, and distribute your Modifications in a form that is separate from the Package, such as <strong>patches</strong>. The following restrictions apply to Modifications: <ol> <li>A Modification <strong>must not alter or remove any copyright</strong> notices in the Software or Package, generated or otherwise.</li> <li>When a Modification to the Package is released, a <strong>non-exclusive royalty-free right is granted to Simple Machines to distribute</strong> the Modification in future versions of the Package provided such versions remain available under the terms of this Agreement in addition to any other license(s) of the initial developer.</li> <li>Any Distribution of a Modified Package or derivative requires express written consent from Simple Machines.</li> </ol> </li> <li>Permission is hereby also granted to <strong>distribute programs which depend on this Package</strong>, provided that you do not distribute any Modified Package without express written consent.</li> <li>Simple Machines reserves the right to <strong>change the terms of this Agreement at any time</strong>, although those changes are not retroactive to past releases. Changes to this document will be announced via email using the Simple Machines email notification list. Failure to receive notification of a change does not make those changes invalid. A current copy of this Agreement can be found on the Simple Machines Website.</li> <li>This Agreement will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the limitations described herein. <strong>Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of this Package</strong>, the Software, and any derivatives within 48 hours.</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="anzeige_banner anzeige_banner_below"><div class="anzeige_title">Advertisement:</div><div style="text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8122377091860221" data-ad-slot="9131625210"></ins></div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="inner_wrap"> <ul> <li class="floatright"><a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=help">Help</a> | <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=b38135eabfb1f8bd27d7464985ccdf90&action=agreement">Terms and Rules</a> | <a href="#top_section">Go Up ▲</a></li> <li class="copyright"> Copyright © 2022 <a href="https://www.simplemachines.org/">Simple Machines</a>. All Rights Reserved.</li> </ul> <ul> <li class="copyright">Page created in 0.015 seconds with 4 queries.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <script> window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); function triggerCron() { $.get('https://www.simplemachines.org/community' + "/cron.php?ts=1732829835"); } window.setTimeout(triggerCron, 1); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(["_setAccount", "UA-27527770-1"]); _gaq.push(["_setDomainName", "simplemachines.org"]); _gaq.push(["_trackPageview"]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement("script"); ga.type = "text/javascript"; ga.async = true; ga.src = ("https:" == document.location.protocol ? "https://ssl" : "http://www") + ".google-analytics.com/ga.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag("js", new Date()); gtag("config", "G-QFVKCGPHWH"); </script> </body> </html>