question?

[darknytte]

srry if this is a stupid repeated noob question

is this mmorpg going to be an engine where everyone can get the client and server stuff to make their own game?

[blueberry]

answer?

...yes

from http://www.themanaworld.org:

The Mana World (TMW) is a serious effort to create an innovative free and open source MMORPG. TMW uses 2D graphics and aims to create a large and diverse interactive world. It is licensed under the GPL, making sure this game can't ever run away from you.

The project includes the development of both a client and a server, as well as the development of an online world. At the moment we're making alpha releases of the client, while our server is in early development. The eAthena free software Ragnarok Online server is used until our own server has matured enough to replace it. Once ready, we'll be making releases of our server too so anybody will be free to set up their own server and start building their own online world.

[Crush]

Both client and server are open source. You can download the sourcecode, modify it and use it for your own game. But you have to give everyone you give the software to the right to do the same with your modified version. For a more detailed description of your rights to modify and your duties when you do so can be found in the license: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

But note that TMW is not Elysium. You need a lot of technical knowledge and programming skill to modify it for your needs.