# License status

**Status: PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0, pending the owner's final confirmation
(2026-10-27).**  The project brief selects the Noncommercial variant; this
repository is prepared for that license.  If a different PolyForm variant is
wanted, only `LICENSE` and this file need to change.

The original project code in this repository (the game host, build scripts,
packaging, and documentation) is intended to be licensed under the
**PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0** (see `LICENSE`).  It does not permit
commercial redistribution.

Required Notice: Copyright (c) 2026 the Ninja Master's Recompilation authors.

What this license does **not** cover
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* `neogeorecomp/` is the upstream toolkit by sp00nznet, MIT licensed. Its
  `LICENSE`, `NOTICE` and `LICENSES/` directory are preserved. Do not
  relicense those files under PolyForm.
* Musashi (MIT), superzazu/z80 (MIT) and ymfm (BSD-3-Clause) are vendored
  under `neogeorecomp/ext/`; their notices are preserved.
* SDL2 is zlib licensed; the Windows DLL and the AppImage bundle it under
  that license.
* The game ROMs, the Neo Geo BIOS, and anything generated from them
  (recompiled C, entry lists, screenshots of gameplay) are **not** part of
  this project's licensed source and are not distributed. Users supply their
  own legally obtained dumps.
* `src/game.c` is the ROM layout for a specific commercial game. It contains
  no SNK code or data, but the game it describes is SNK's copyrighted work.

PolyForm Noncommercial is not a free/open-source license and does not permit
commercial redistribution. Do not assume otherwise. If you need commercial
terms, contact the project owner.

See `THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md` for the complete attribution list.
