UI插件开发政策
原题：官方蓝贴主题：UI Add-On Development Policy
**2009年7月15日 - 通过UI插件分发音乐**
我们近期注意到有许多用户界面插件对《魔兽世界》游戏内音乐文件进行了修改，因此想借此机会说明一下……
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**2009年7月15日 通过UI插件分发音乐**
近期我们发现有许多用户界面插件对《魔兽世界》游戏内音乐文件进行了修改。在此我们想与社区就相关问题强调几点重要事项。虽然目前我们允许移除或替换现有音效文件的插件，但请注意，未经授权分发受版权保护的材料（此处指游戏内音乐及音频文件）属于违法行为。用户界面的主要目标之一是允许玩家自定义游戏体验，我们希望未来能避免做出任何阻碍这一功能的修改。
**2009年4月13日 UI插件开发政策更新**
为持续确保社区插件的完整性、安全性与质量，我们于3月20日向公众发布了新的插件开发政策。自那以来，我们已与众多UI开发社区就该政策对他们的意义及插件后续开发事宜进行了沟通。我们进一步宣布：自政策首次发布之日起，给予UI开发者六十天宽限期以遵守新政策。5月19日之后，暴雪娱乐将开始执行本插件开发政策，违规开发者将直接收到联系通知。
**《魔兽世界》用户界面插件开发政策**
随着玩家社区创作的《魔兽世界》用户界面插件（以下简称"插件"）持续流行，暴雪娱乐正式制定了插件的设计与分发准则。制定这些准则旨在确保《魔兽世界》的完整性，并帮助为所有玩家营造愉快的游戏环境——未能遵守者可能面临包括正式法律行动在内的处理措施。
1）插件必须免费。
所有插件必须免费分发。开发者不得创建带有额外付费功能的"高级"版本、收取插件下载费用、收取与插件相关的服务费用，或以其他方式要求通过金钱补偿才能下载或使用插件。
2）插件代码必须完全可见。
2) 插件的程序代码不得以任何方式隐藏或混淆，必须可供公众自由访问和查看。
3) 插件不得对《魔兽世界》服务器或其他玩家产生负面影响。
插件不得执行任何暴雪娱乐单方面认为会对《魔兽世界》服务器性能产生负面影响，或以其他方式影响其他玩家游戏体验的功能。例如，这包括但不限于过度使用聊天系统、不必要的硬盘读取以及导致帧率下降的行为。
4) 插件不得包含广告。
插件不得用于宣传任何商品或服务。
5) 插件不得索要捐赠。
插件不得包含请求捐赠的内容。我们理解开发插件需要投入大量精力和资源；然而，此类请求应仅限于插件官网或分发网站，不得出现在游戏内。
6) 插件不得包含冒犯性或不当内容。
《魔兽世界》已获得ESRB的“T”级评级，以及世界各地其他评级机构的类似评级。暴雪娱乐要求插件不得包含任何超出这些评级范围的内容。
7) 插件必须遵守《魔兽世界》使用条款和最终用户许可协议。
所有插件必须遵循《魔兽世界》使用条款（ToU）和《魔兽世界》最终用户许可协议（EULA）。
8) 暴雪娱乐有权根据需要禁用插件功能。
为维护《魔兽世界》的完整性，并确保玩家获得最佳游戏体验，暴雪娱乐保留单方面决定在《魔兽世界》中禁用任何插件功能的权力。更多信息请参阅…
如果您是插件开发者，对本插件开发政策以及其如何影响您所开发的插件有任何疑问，请随时发送邮件至 WoWUI@blizzard.com。
7/15/2009 Music Distribution through UI Add-Ons
We have recently seen a number of User Interface Add-Ons that are making modifications to the World of Warcraft in-game music files and wanted to take a moment to go over some important points with the community in connection with this. While we are currently allowing Add-Ons that remove or replace existing sound files, keep in mind that it is illegal to distribute copyrighted materials, in this case in-game music and audio files, without authorization. One of the primary goals of the user interface is to allow players to customize their game experience and we hope to avoid making any modifications in the future that will prevent this.
4/13/2009 UI Add-On Development Policy Update
On March 20, we released the new add-on development policy to the public as an ongoing effort to help ensure add-on integrity, safety, and quality for the community. Since that time we have been in touch with many UI development communities on what the policy means to them and the continuing development of these add-ons. We would like to announce further that we are providing a sixty-day grace period beginning at the time of the initial release of the policy for UI developers to comply with the new policy. After May 19th, Blizzard Entertainment will begin to enforce the Add-on Development policy, and developers found to be in violation of this policy will be contacted directly.
World of Warcraft User Interface Add-On Development Policy
With the continuing popularity of World of Warcraft user interface add-ons (referred to hereafter as “add-ons”) created by the community of players, Blizzard Entertainment has formalized design and distribution guidelines for add-ons. These guidelines have been put in place to ensure the integrity of World of Warcraft and to help promote an enjoyable gaming environment for all of our players - failure to abide by them may result in measures up to and including taking formal legal action.
1) Add-ons must be free of charge.
All add-ons must be distributed free of charge. Developers may not create “premium” versions of add-ons with additional for-pay features, charge money to download an add-on, charge for services related to the add-on, or otherwise require some form of monetary compensation to download or access an add-on.
2) Add-on code must be completely visible.
The programming code of an add-on must in no way be hidden or obfuscated, and must be freely accessible to and viewable by the general public.
3) Add-ons must not negatively impact World of Warcraft realms or other players.
Add-ons will perform no function which, in Blizzard Entertainment’s sole discretion, negatively impacts the performance of the World of Warcraft realms or otherwise negatively affects the game for other players. For example, this includes but is not limited to excessive use of the chat system, unnecessary loading from the hard disk, and slow frame rates.
4) Add-ons may not include advertisements.
Add-ons may not be used to advertise any goods or services.
5) Add-ons may not solicit donations.
Add-ons may not include requests for donations. We recognize the immense amount of effort and resources that go into developing an add-on; however, such requests should be limited to the add-on website or distribution site and should not appear in the game.
6) Add-ons must not contain offensive or objectionable material.
World of Warcraft has been given a “T” by the ESRB, and similar ratings from other ratings boards around the world. Blizzard Entertainment requires that add-ons not include any material that would not be allowed under these ratings.
7) Add-ons must abide by World of Warcraft ToU and EULA.
All add-ons must follow the World of Warcraft Terms of Use and the World of Warcraft End User License Agreement.
8) Blizzard Entertainment has the right to disable add-on functionality as it sees fit.
To maintain the integrity World of Warcraft and ensure the best possible gaming experience for our players, Blizzard Entertainment reserves the right to disable any add-on functionality within World of Warcraft at its sole discretion. For more information…
If you are an add-on developer and have any questions about and this User Interface Add-On Development Policy and how it pertains to the add-on that you’ve developed, please don’t hesitate to email us at WoWUI@blizzard.com.