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DikuMUD Alfa - Historical Source

Historical Alfa source and world distribution with 50 C/header files and original documentation and notices.

Version AlfaSebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe0 downloads1 view

About this resource

Historical Alfa source and world distribution with 50 C/header files and original documentation and notices.

The TAR contains two zero end blocks followed by a duplicate of the final doc/do_mail header and payload. This historical packaging anomaly is preserved unchanged; some archive tools may warn about trailing data.

Credits
DikuMUD creators: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Included credits also name Michael Curran, Ragnar Loenn, Bill Wisner, Mads Haar and Stephan Dahl. Preserve all additional individual source and world credits.

License warning
The included doc/license.doc states that DikuMUD is not public domain and includes noncommercial and no-distribution-charge restrictions, notification requirements, intact copyright/license notices, and creator attribution in running games. Preserve the exact included license, README material, lib/credits and all individual notices. This description is not confirmation that redistribution conditions have been fulfilled. Historical contact addresses may be obsolete.

Compatibility and safety warnings
Modern compiler and operating-system compatibility are unverified. This package has not been compiled, boot-tested, malware-certified or comprehensively security-audited. Structural archive validation is not malware clearance. Review configuration, accounts, runtime data and historical scripts, including doc/do_mail, before use. Do not execute bundled scripts blindly. Original files and notices are retained unchanged.

Compatibility

Historical Unix/Linux C source; modern compiler and operating-system compatibility unverified.

A download checksum confirms file integrity, not security or runtime compatibility. Review the source and included documentation before running unfamiliar software.

Attribution stays with the work.

License

Original DikuMUD license and included notices

Original Author

Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe

Credits

DikuMUD creators: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Included credits also name Michael Curran, Ragnar Loenn, Bill Wisner, Mads Haar and Stephan Dahl. Preserve all additional individual source and world credits.

Availability here does not replace the original license. Retain copyright notices, contributor credits, and any applicable attribution or notification requirements.

Download integrity

Recorded filenames, sizes, and available SHA-256 checksums for each attachment.

diku-alfa.tar.gz

332.9 KB

SHA-256 recorded Oct 22, 2026

236aa545fdf90908d1a873e6382e823dbe729e58e79d319bc3376abc248e34d7