Licensing & Attribution
This page documents how different parts of the site are licensed, including original content (e.g., blog posts) and reusable assets (e.g., icons).
© 2025 . All rights reserved unless a licence below explicitly permits otherwise.
Overview
This website contains a mix of original creative works (such as blog posts and demo images) and reusable assets (such as an XP‑inspired icon set). To keep things clear for visitors and collaborators, each category lists its licence and permitted uses.
- Only assets in /public/assets/os_icons are MIT licensed.
- All other content, code, and images are All Rights Reserved or Proprietary.
- Icons are original recreations; no Microsoft assets are used.
- Third‑party trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
Licences by Category
| Category | Scope | Licence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| XP-inspired Icon Set (/os_icons) | All assets under /public/assets/os_icons | MIT | Only the icons in /public/assets/os_icons are MIT licensed. No Microsoft assets are used. |
| Blog Posts & Articles | All written content including tutorials, essays, and documentation | All rights reserved | You may quote short excerpts with attribution and a link. No republication in full without permission. |
| Screenshots & Demo Images | Images displayed to illustrate features of this website | Proprietary unless otherwise stated | Third-party logos and marks remain the property of their respective owners. |
MIT Licence – Only for /public/assets/os_icons
Applies only to: assets in /public/assets/os_icons
© 2025 . Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Attribution & Disclaimers
- This site usesoriginal graphics inspired by classic operating systems and does not use Microsoft assets.
- Short quotations from blog posts are allowed with attribution and a link back to this site. For any other use, please request permission.
- If you believe any asset has been misattributed or licensed incorrectly, please contact us and we’ll correct it promptly.