Merge pull request #3096 from danielyxie/new-license

Change license to Apache 2 with Commons Clause

license.txt

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-LIMITED USE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
+“Commons Clause” License Condition v1.0
 
-This Limited Use Software License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you, the end-user, and Daniel Y Xie,
-the creator of the software, hereafter referred to as the Creator.
+The Software is provided to you by the Licensor under the License, as defined below, subject to the following condition.
 
-By downloading or purchasing the software material, which includes source code (the "Source Code"), artwork data, music and software
-tools (collectively, the "Software"), you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms
-of this Agreement, promptly destroy the Software you may have downloaded or copied.
+Without limiting other conditions in the License, the grant of rights under the License will not include, and the License does not grant to you, the right to Sell the Software.
 
-SOFTWARE LICENSE
+For purposes of the foregoing, “Sell” means practicing any or all of the rights granted to you under the License to provide to third parties, for a fee or other consideration (including without limitation fees for hosting or consulting/ support services related to the Software), a product or service whose value derives, entirely or substantially, from the functionality of the Software. Any license notice or attribution required by the License must also include this Commons Clause License Condition notice.
 
-1. Grant of License. The Creator grants to you the right to use the Software. You have no ownership or proprietary rights in or to
-the Software, or the Trademark. For purposes of this section, "use" means loading the Software into RAM, as well as installation
-on a hard disk or other storage device. The Software, together with any archive copy thereof, shall be destroyed when no longer
-used in accordance with this Agreement, or when the right to use the Software is terminated. You agree that the Software will not
-be shipped, transferred or exported into any country in violation of the U.S. Export Administration Act (or any other law governing
-such matters) and that you will not utilize, in any other manner, the Software in violation of any applicable law.
+Software: Bitburner
 
-2. Permitted Uses.
+License: Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause
 
-You may copy and distribute literal (i.e., verbatim) or modified copies of the Software's source code.
-You must meet all of the following conditions with respect to any work that you distribute or publish that in whole or in part
-contains or is derived from the Software or any part thereof:
+Licensor: Daniel Y Xie
 
-(a) The distributed Software may not be used in any way for commercial gain and must not violate any of the restrictions
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-(d) You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipient's exercise of the rights granted herein.
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-of the Source Code. You may dispose of your own software in your sole discretion. When exercising the Educational Use right,
-you may not use or exploit the Software, or any portion of the Software, which includes the Source Code, for commercial gain.
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