From f863e150d4c00d363c2f88814e4701c1d0e1ab95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Moser Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 22:11:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add preliminary license --- License.txt | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) create mode 100644 License.txt diff --git a/License.txt b/License.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c52b94 --- /dev/null +++ b/License.txt @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +The core ideas used in this PHPSkills project were described in +"TrueSkill (TM): A Bayesian Skill Rating System" available at +http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=67956 + +The authors of the above paper have asked for a link to that article +as attribution in derived works. + +Some concepts were based on sample F# code that was written by Ralf Herbrich +Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Microsoft Research Ltd, available at +http://blogs.technet.com/apg/archive/2008/06/16/trueskill-in-f.aspx + +This PHP code was ported from the C# Moserware.Skills project at +http://github.com/moserware/Skills + +Both the PHP code in this PHPSkills project and C# in Moserware.Skills are +Copyright (c) 2010 Jeff Moser + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are +permitted provided that the following conditions are met: + + 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of + conditions and the following disclaimer. + + 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list + of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials + provided with the distribution. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY JEFF MOSER ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED +WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL JEFF MOSER OR +CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR +CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR +SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON +ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING +NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF +ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + +The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the +authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed +or implied, of Jeff Moser. \ No newline at end of file