Bob Kirkland of MazeWorks.com

Several of the puzzles on this site originate from MazeWorks.com, a Java Games site built in tribute to Robert D. Kirkland (1954-2002).

Besides the amazing coolness of the Java games, it is equally amazing that the site provides a "simple, permissive, free software license" to anyone who wants to "read, modify, compile, [or] distribute" the code or "post a copy of one or more of the programs on your website."

This type of generosity by David Herzog, the MazeWorks webmaster, is simply outstanding. If you are a believer in the power of goodness and of giving, go to MazeWorks.com and send this guy an email to let him know he is appreciated!

For those interested, here is the full text of the license, from the MazeWorks.com website:

All of the programs on the Mazeworks site are covered under the following license, which is based on the X11 License (except for the copyright holder of course, which would be me [David Herzog]) and is compatible with the Gnu GPL:

Copyright © 2002 David Herzog. All rights reserved.

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, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

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 OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Except as contained in this notice, the name of the copyright holder shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.