# License status

**Status: PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0, as requested for this repository
(2026-10-26).**

The original project code in this repository (the game host, the ROM
decryption tool, the packaging scripts and the documentation) is licensed
under the **PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0** (see `LICENSE`). The
repository owner requested PolyForm; this repository uses the Noncommercial
1.0.0 variant specified in the project brief.

Required Notice: Copyright (c) 2026 the Garou 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.
* `tools/prot_cmc.cpp`, `tools/prot_sma.cpp` and `tools/tables.h` are derived
  from MAME and are BSD-3-Clause (see the file headers).
* 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, decrypted ROMs, 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.
