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== Blizzard's AddOn policy == | == Blizzard's AddOn policy == | ||
With the release of [[Patch 3.1]], [[Blizzard Entertainment]] introduced a new UI AddOn development policy | With the release of [[Patch 3.1]], [[Blizzard Entertainment]] introduced a new UI AddOn development policy<ref name="policy">{{ref web|work=Old World of Warcraft Community site (US)|url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/policy/ui.html|title=UI Add-On Development Policy|author=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|date=24-Nov-2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101124173826/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/policy/ui.html|archivedate=24-Nov-2010}}</ref> which was further updated in May 2009 and later in November 2010.<ref name="policyupdated">{{ref web|work=Official UI and Macro forum (US)|url=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1021053914|title=UI Add-On Development Policy|author=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|date=16-Nov-2010}}<br/> {{ref web|work=Official Interface and Macros forum (EU)|url=http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820963720|title=WoW User Interface Add-On Development Policy|author=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|date=7-Mar-2011}}</ref> Here is a summary below: | ||
# AddOns must be free of charge. | # AddOns must be free of charge. | ||
# AddOn code must be completely visible. | # AddOn code must be completely visible. | ||
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# Blizzard Entertainment has the right to disable AddOn functionality as it sees fit. | # Blizzard Entertainment has the right to disable AddOn functionality as it sees fit. | ||
It isn't exactly clear how Blizzard plans to enforce this policy, but developers should follow the policy or risk some sort of exclusion of their AddOns from the game. The following sentence ends the introductory paragraph of the policy: "failure to abide by them may result in measures up to and including taking formal legal action."<ref name="policy"/> | Updates: | ||
# Enforcement began after May 19th, 2009. | |||
# AddOns must not re-distribute in-game music and audio files or other copyrighted materials. | |||
It isn't exactly clear how Blizzard plans to enforce this policy, but developers should follow the policy or risk some sort of exclusion of their AddOns from the game. The following sentence ends the introductory paragraph of the policy: "failure to abide by them may result in measures up to and including taking formal legal action."<ref name="policy"/><ref name="policyupdated"/> | |||
== Creating an AddOn == | == Creating an AddOn == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== See also == | |||
* {{mists-inline}} [[AddOn/Mists_of_Pandaria|AddOn status list]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{elink|site=WoWInterface UI Manager|type=wowi|link=http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8242-WoWInterfaceUIManager-GenericLinuxMacintosh.html|desc=Generic (Linux/Mac) version}} | {{elink|site=WoWInterface UI Manager|type=wowi|link=http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8242-WoWInterfaceUIManager-GenericLinuxMacintosh.html|desc=Generic (Linux/Mac) version}} | ||
{{elink|site=MMOUI Minion|type=wowi|link=http://minion.mmoui.com|desc=Generic (Linux/Mac/Windows) version - you may refer to this place as WoWInterface, and this is their "v2" of UI Manager}} | {{elink|site=MMOUI Minion|type=wowi|link=http://minion.mmoui.com|desc=Generic (Linux/Mac/Windows) version - you may refer to this place as WoWInterface, and this is their "v2" of UI Manager}} | ||
=== General info === | |||
{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/addon-and-ui-tips-for-new-wow-players/|desc=Addon and UI tips for new WoW players|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Mathew McCurley}} Mar 15th 2012 at 2:00PM}} | |||
=== News === | |||
;{{mists-inline}} {{beta|Mists|β}} News | |||
{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/27/ui-addons-will-be-enabled-in-the-next-mists-beta-patch/|desc=UI addons will be enabled in the next Mists beta patch|bydate=(after [[Public_client_builds#Mists_of_Pandaria|build 15781]]) by {{wowinsider|Olivia Grace}} Jun 27th 2012 at 7:00PM}} | |||
[[Category:Interface customization]] | [[Category:Interface customization]] | ||
[[Category:AddOns| ]] | [[Category:AddOns| ]] | ||
[[Category:UI]] | [[Category:UI]] | ||