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diff --git a/docs/mame.txt b/docs/mame.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 154ebcbc2db..00000000000 --- a/docs/mame.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -MAME(r) -Copyright (c) 1997-2016 by MAMEdev and contributors -MAME is a registered trademark of Nicola Salmoria - - ----------- -I. Purpose ----------- -MAME main purpose is to be a reference to the inner workings of the -emulated machines. This is done both for educational purposes and for -preservation purposes, in order to prevent historical software from -disappearing forever once the hardware it runs on stops working. Of -course, in order to preserve the software and demonstrate that the -emulated behavior matches the original, one must also be able to -actually use the software. This is considered a nice side effect, and is -not MAME's primary focus. - -It is not our intention to infringe on any copyrights or patents on the -original games. All of MAME's source code is either our own or freely -available. To operate, the emulator requires images of the original -ROMs, CDs, hard disks or other media from the machines, which must be -provided by the user. No portions of the original game code are included -in the executable. - - --------- -II. Cost --------- -MAME is free. Its source code is free. The project as whole is -distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later -(GPL-2.0+), but most of code (including core functionality) is also -available under the 3-clause BSD license (BSD-3-clause). - - -------------------------- -III. Software Image Files -------------------------- -ROM, CD, hard disk and other media images are all copyrighted material. -They cannot be distributed without the explicit permission of the -copyright holder(s). They are not "abandonware", nor has any of the -software supported by MAME passed out of copyright. - -MAME is not intended to be used as a tool for mass copyright -infringement. Therefore, it is strongly against the authors' wishes to -sell, advertise, or link to resources that provide illegal copies of -ROM, CD, hard disk or other media images. - - --------------------- -IV. Derivative Works --------------------- -Because the name MAME is trademarked, you must abide by the rules set -out for trademark usage if you wish to use "MAME" as part of the name -your derivative work. In general, this means you must request -permission, which requires that you follow the guidelines above. - -The version number of any derivative work should reflect the version -number of the MAME release from which it was was derived. - - -------------------------------- -V. Official Contact Information -------------------------------- -For questions regarding the MAME license, trademark, or other usage, go -to http://www.mamedev.org/ |