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Creature Runtime Licenses Changed To Apache Open Source - xSicKxBot - 06-12-2019

Creature Runtime Licenses Changed To Apache Open Source

<div><p>Kestrel Moon just made a change to the licensing of the runtimes powering their Creature 2D animation software.&nbsp; These runtimes enable you to fully utilize animations authored in Creature in your game engine of choice.&nbsp; Runtimes exist for the follow game engines and platforms:</p>
<p>The terms of licensing for the runtimes are now as follows:</p>
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<p>The <strong>Creature Runtimes</strong> operate under 2 License types depending on whether you own a Licensed copy of <a href="https://creature.kestrelmoon.com">Creature</a> or not.</p>
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<p><strong>People who own a licensed copy of Creature:</strong> You use the standard <strong>Creature License</strong> included with the runtime code. <strong>TLDR:</strong> You are free to publish/modify/sell your product with the Creature runtimes without needing to state you are using the runtimes/put the copyright notice in your code/app. If you already have been using the Creature runtimes as a licensed owner of Creature, nothing changes ?</p>
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<p><strong>Everyone else:</strong> The runtimes are released under the very permissive <a href="https://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/"><strong>Apache License</strong></a> ?</p>
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<p><em><strong>Both Licenses allow for private use and do not require any disclosure of your source code.</strong></em></p>
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<p>The previous licensing required developers to have a license to work with a runtime, making integrating Creature runtimes into various game engines and technology impossible if you didn’t already own a license.&nbsp; This change should make it easier for example for a game programmer to work with the runtimes using art generated by an artist, not requiring an additional license in this scenario.</p>
<p>If you are interested in learning more about Creature, be sure to check out our hands-on video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uBk5NJJLlo">available here</a> and embedded below.</p>
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