Modernization-Tool/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

Modernization Tool third-party notices

Audit date: 2026-08-31

Modernization Tool combines an original installer/configuration layer with third-party client fixes, patchers, addons, DLLs, visual/audio modifications, and external download sources.

This document records the currently known licensing and distribution boundary. It does not replace upstream licenses or grant rights that the upstream authors did not grant.

Project-owned material

Original Modernization Tool code and documentation authored by Dusk-92 are covered by the project notice in LICENSE.

Third-party material is excluded from that project notice and remains under its own terms.

WowPresence

• Source: https://github.com/Dusk-92/WowPresence
• Maintained by Dusk-92
• Installed and updated from its GitHub Releases when Discord Rich Presence is selected
• WowPresence.dll and WowPresence.exe are not bundled in the Modernization Tool payload
• User configuration under .modernization_tool/WowPresence/ is preserved across binary updates
• See the WowPresence repository and its THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md for component-specific provenance

Bundled components with a verified redistribution license

The following bundled components have a license text that was located and preserved during this audit:

VanillaFixes

• Source: https://github.com/hannesmann/vanillafixes
• Bundled files include Payload/VanillaFixes.exe and Payload/VfPatcher.dll
• License: MIT
• Preserved as LICENSES/VanillaFixes-MIT.txt

DXVK

• Source: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk
• Bundled file: Payload/DXVK_Standard/d3d9.dll
• License: zlib/libpng
• Preserved as LICENSES/DXVK-zlib.txt

vanilla-tweaks

• Source: https://github.com/tubtubs/vanilla-tweaks
• Bundled fallback: vanilla-tweaks.exe
• License: MIT
• Preserved as LICENSES/vanilla-tweaks-MIT.txt

Nampower

• Source: https://github.com/brues-code/nampower
• Bundled fallback: Payload/nampower.dll
• License: BSD-style two-clause redistribution terms
• Preserved as LICENSES/Nampower-BSD.txt

VanillaHelpers

• Source: https://github.com/isfir/VanillaHelpers
• Bundled fallback: Payload/VanillaHelpers.dll
• Upstream carries GNU GPL v3 and GNU LGPL v3 license documents
• Preserved as LICENSES/VanillaHelpers-GPL-3.0.txt and LICENSES/VanillaHelpers-LGPL-3.0.txt

VanillaMultiMonitorFix

• Source: https://github.com/Mates1500/VanillaMultiMonitorFix
• Bundled offline fallback under Payload/Fallback/VanillaMultiMonitorFix/
• License: MIT
• Preserved as LICENSES/VanillaMultiMonitorFix-MIT.txt

SuperWoW and SuperAPI: upstream-only distribution

SuperWoW's current upstream license states that distribution is prohibited without the copyright holder's express written permission.

Because no written redistribution authorization is documented in this repository, Modernization Tool no longer bundles SuperWoWhook.dll as an offline fallback. The tool already downloads SuperWoW directly from the official upstream release when the user enables it.

• SuperWoW source: https://github.com/balakethelock/SuperWoW
• License copy: LICENSES/SuperWoW-LICENSE.txt
• Distribution mode: downloaded from upstream at install time; not bundled

SuperAPI is likewise downloaded directly from its upstream repository as part of the SuperWoW installation path and is no longer kept as a bundled fallback.

• SuperAPI source: https://github.com/balakethelock/SuperAPI
• Distribution mode: downloaded from upstream at install time; not bundled

If the upstream download is unavailable, an already complete installed SuperWoW/SuperAPI setup may be kept by the tool, but a new offline installation cannot use a bundled SuperWoW fallback.

Components whose redistribution license was not independently located

The following source projects or fallback sources did not expose a project-wide license file that could be independently verified during this audit, or their license status still needs a dedicated provenance review:

• UnitXP_SP3 — https://github.com/brues-code/UnitXP_SP3
• Interact — https://github.com/lookino/Interact
• RetroCro/TurtleWoW-Mods sources used for No1600x1200 and PerfBoost
• FishPing — https://github.com/notsureawake/FishPing
• NoErrorSounds — https://github.com/Macumbafeh/NoErrorSounds
• Warlock Muted Demons — https://github.com/spzilyk/Warlock-Muted-Demons
• Vanilla AutoLogin — https://github.com/MarcelineVQ/turtle-autologin
• WeirdUtils releases referenced by the payload provenance manifest

Their source locations and hashes remain documented in Payload/Fallback/versions.json and/or Docs/BINARY_PROVENANCE.md.

The absence of a verified license in this audit must not be interpreted as a grant of redistribution rights. If explicit permission or an upstream license is later confirmed, preserve that evidence in LICENSES/ and update this notice.

ClassicAPI and AuctionQueryThrottle

Modernization Tool downloads current releases of ClassicAPI and AuctionQueryThrottle from their official upstream repositories and also currently retains known-good fallback binaries.

Both upstream repositories carry GNU GPL v3 license documents. Their licensing and source locations should be preserved alongside any redistributed fallback binaries. A copy of the GPL v3 text is stored in LICENSES/GPL-3.0.txt.

• ClassicAPI: https://github.com/brues-code/ClassicAPI
• AuctionQueryThrottle: https://github.com/brues-code/AuctionQueryThrottle

AutoLogin provenance

Payload/Data/Interface/GlueXML/AutoLogin.xml and GlueXML.toc are byte-identical at Git blob level to the corresponding files in MarcelineVQ/turtle-autologin at the time of this audit.

AutoLogin.lua is a modified variant of that upstream file and includes Modernization Tool-specific secure-default behavior. This is documented as adapted third-party material rather than claimed as wholly original.

Visual and audio material

Visual/audio replacements and game-facing assets may have copyright or trademark considerations separate from software licenses.

See Docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md for project branding and game-facing asset notes. Source paths for bundled audio fallbacks remain recorded in Payload/Fallback/versions.json.

Blizzard / World of Warcraft

Modernization Tool is unofficial and independent.

World of Warcraft, Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, and associated names, marks, artwork, audio, client files, and game assets remain the property of their respective rights holders. Nothing in this repository grants additional rights in those materials.

Preservation rule

When a bundled component is updated, replaced, or moved to upstream-only distribution:

1. keep its source URL and version;
2. keep or update the applicable license/permission record;
3. preserve hashes for redistributed binaries where practical;
4. do not remove historical attribution simply because the file is no longer bundled.