Valheru MUD builder’s agreement, per 4.3.2000

As a builder of zones for Valheru MUD you agree to let Valheru MUD use your work 
any way the administration sees fit. This includes daily use in the case of zones 
files, the rights to change your work in case you are not active as builder/coder 
any longer, and the right to discontinue the use of your work at any time. As 
long as Valheru MUD uses your work, you may not distribute copies of it to any 
third persons, much of the joy in playing can be ruined if the players have access 
to the source files for the areas present in the game. 

Builders cannot expect any financial compensation for their work, but usually all 
our staff will receive god characters of builder level or higher, or pay status/
power points for their mortal characters in case they do not need a god character 
to maintain their zone.

All active builders have 100% responsibility for their own zones. This includes the 
obligation to maintain, update and bug fix. Also, builders are expected to make sure 
all objects and mobiles in their zones are within the current limits, and are 
expected to update these if the limits should change. As long as the builder is 
active he/she must be conferred with before any major changes are made to his/her 
zone(s). The administration reserves the right to make changes to zones if all 
attempts to contact the builder fails, in case of critical bugs, or out of limit 
items etc. in the zone. 

Persons granted the privileged use of builder level gods are expected to read and 
agree to the immortal agreement. Any misuse or cheating will result in instant and 
permanent deletion of the god character and any other characters involved. Giving 
out the passwords to a god character is not allowed and will result in deletion of 
the god. Giving out any kind of other material belonging to Valheru MUD will result 
in legal actions taken against you.

Persons granted an immortal must understand that he/she is entering a team and must 
accept the opinions of the other immortals. He/she must also understand that the 
immortal team is a hierarchical organization, ranked by their level. He/she must 
accept the possibility of being over-ruled by an immortal of higher level.

Active immortals can only be banished or removed from the game if a vote is taken 
against them by the other immortals, or if the owner of the MUD decides cooperation 
can no longer continue between the god in question and the MUD. If an immortal 
knowingly takes action to damage the mud he/she will be instantly removed from the 
game forever.

The agreement may be changed at any time; the latest version will always be available 
for public reading at www.valheru.com and ftp at mud.valheru.com with anonymous login. 
Should a person who has accepted a previous agreement find himself unable to accept 
the terms of a new published agreement, he must contact the Valheru Mud administration 
within 30 days of the publication of the new agreement.

 The Administration