In compiling this code, you have agreed to the following restrictions on any operating version of RoT code: 1) following all guidelines in the diku license (contained in the file license.doc) 2) following all guidelines in the Merc license (contained in the file license.txt) 3) following all guidelines in the ROM license (contained in the file rom.license) 3) The login message to your mud must contain a notice that it is based on RoT 1.4, copyright 1996-1997 Russ Walsh. The help files must include a RoT entry, readable by all players, and unaltered from the file included with the source code, except as authorized by the RoT author. 4) Any Mud based upon this software must be reachable from any system on the internet, barring network failures on either end. The only exception to this clause is in the event of specific domains/machines being permbanned to remove spamming players that can not be removed in any other acceptable fashion. In plain english, this clause forbids any mud based on this software from being locked to one specific system or network, or group of machines or networks to force people to enter the game through those systems. 5) Anyone not wishing to follow terms of the RoT license shall be obligated to delete all copies of this code in their possession. This includes, but is not limited to, failure to display full credits for RoT, ROM, Merc, and Diku. If you have any questions about this license, please send email to russ@rot.com