MMud - Maarten's Mud

For more information visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/mmud

Introduction

This page contains most of the introductory information necessary for you to get a similar Mud working like "Land of Karchan".

License

The license I use for the mud is the GPL. As far as I know I am only using existing GPL or LGPL software to create my own software so this should be no problem.

Why do I give away the source code? Well, it's part of a new way of doing things. By keeping all source code private in the hands of companies you take away a piece of knowledge of which a lot of people can benefit. Try looking at it like instead of a company holding back the formula to the solution to a disease, having the company give out the formula for public use, thereby helping people all over the world. A lot of my source code is based upon other people's source code, who basically did the same thing as me, thereby creating a base on which I could build my mud.

Documentation

Documentation can be found by checking out the module 'docs'. However, using doxygen automatic documentation can be generated and in fact I have done that. The result is available here.

Requirements

Following stuff is required to compile my source code:

gcc - the GNU C Compiler
apache webserver - cgi-binaries are a first step to accessing the mud
cgi-util.h - already in the source code, though
libxml2 - for both communication protocols and config files
mysql - both the database as well as the C libraries

Accessing CVS

The CVS Repository is the place where I work. As such it always carries the latest and greatest changes.

Here is the info for you to access my source code through CVS:

username: anonymous
password: no password, just don't fill out anything
proper commandline: cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@www.karchan.org:/karchan/mud/cvsroot <command>

Modules at the moment:

docs
include
init
karchan
sql
src

References

Disclaimer

I'm giving you the source code of my mud in order for you to make something original with it. There is a clear distantiation between my mud (Maarten's MUD) and the Land of Karchan. While Maarten's Mud does fall under the GPL, Land of Karchan does no such thing and is copyrighted by me and others.

Have fun experimenting, and do send me an email if something is not clear.

Karn (Ruler of Karchan,
Keeper of the Key to the Room of Lost Souls)