Overview
The Essential Mod source code is made available under a Source Available License Agreement. This license demonstrates Essential’s commitment to transparency while protecting their intellectual property rights. The source code is provided primarily to allow users to:- Audit the code for security and authenticity
- Verify that distributed binaries match the official source code
- Build the mod from source to confirm its authenticity
What you can do
Under the Essential Mod Source Available License Agreement, you are permitted to:- Audit the source code - Review the code for security, quality, or educational purposes
- Compile the source code - Build the mod from source to confirm the authenticity of official releases
- Create unmodified forks - Fork the repository without making modifications (as of January 22, 2025)
- Verify distributed binaries - Audit compiled binaries to ensure they match the official source code
What you cannot do
- Use any code or assets - Even for personal use, you cannot incorporate any code or assets from the Essential Mod
- Create derivative works - You cannot modify, alter, or create derivative works based on the source code
- Distribute compiled versions - You cannot distribute your own compiled versions of the source code
- Use code as reference - You cannot use the source code as a reference for your own projects
- Commercialize the mod - You cannot sell, license, or otherwise commercialize the mod or its code
Important disclaimers
No warranty
The Essential Mod is provided “AS IS” without any warranty of any kind. Essential makes no representation that the mod will:- Meet your requirements
- Be compatible with other software or services
- Operate without interruption
- Meet any performance or reliability standards
- Be error-free
No license grant
This permission to view and audit the code does not constitute any license or transfer of rights. All rights to the Essential Mod and its underlying code are reserved by ModCore Inc. (doing business as Essential).Right to revoke
Essential reserves the right to revoke this permission at any time, for any reason, including violation of the license terms.Reporting issues
If you believe that a distributed version of Essential Mod does not match the official source code, please contact Essential at: [email protected] This helps Essential resolve discrepancies and maintain community trust in their products and services.License history
The license was last updated on January 22, 2025 to allow unmodified forks of the repository.This summary is not an exhaustive interpretation of the license. For complete details, please refer to the full LICENSE file in the Essential repository.