CHRONO::ENGINE - Licensing

Licensing

The Chrono::Engine is FREE for non-commercial purposes.
This means that academic institutions, researchers and hobbyists can use it without limitations, unless they make money with it.

On the other hand, for businness projects (videogames, simulators, CAD software, etc.) the CHRONO::ENGINE can be licensed with a fee. Please contact us for more detailed informations about pricing for OEM projects.

Note that the Chrono::Engine library is freely downloadable for everyone. In exchange, please, we expect that you are fair, so it is up to you to contact Deltaknowledge for asking the businness license when you plan to make money from it.

	FREE LICENSE The Chrono::Engine middleware is FREE for non-business software developement, that is hobby, academic researches and non-profit researches. In these cases, the Developer is free to use and modify Chrono::Engine components and source code; also, the Developer can distribute his client software as long as he states that he used Chrono::Engine in his documentation. Client software based on this license of Chrono::Engine can be freely distributed, but only if it is freeware and is meant to be used at home or in non-profit organizations. The client software can be either open-source or closed-source. The Chrono::Engine code, headers and documentations must be distributed all together - not separately.	FREE!

	BUSINESS LICENSE FOR DEVELOPING IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE For business/commercial use. In this case the Developer uses Chrono::Engine to make custom client software, provided that the user of the application will be the developer himself (for a maximum of 5 copies running simultaneously in the developer's offices) OR a single third-party customer (for a maximum of 2 copies running simultaneously in the customer's offices).	800 Euro

	OEM BUSINESS LICENSE FOR COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE For business/commercial use. In this case the Developer uses Chrono::Engine to make custom applications to be put on the market and to be sold to third-party customers, as for videogames, simulators, CAD tools, etc. A fee must be paid to DeltaKnowledge, based on the number of copies of client applications and/or on a fixed fee, negotiable between the Developer and DeltaKnowledge.	CONTACT US

Under special case-by-case agreements between the parties the source code of the middleware can be released to the Developer, with an additional fee and only for licenses of the business type, but in this case the source code must be kept confidential and should not be distributed outside the offices of the Developer.

If your are interested in the business licenses, write an email at chronoengine@deltaknowledge.com or call 0039-335-6701497.