Inform 7 (ganelson/inform)
Source: https://github.com/ganelson/inform
Structured fields
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Natural-language programming language and IDE core for parser interactive fiction; open-sourced in 2022 under Artistic License 2.0 and used in education and as a games-industry prototyping tool.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Graham Nelson and contributors",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-06-24T16:52:59.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] README: Inform is a programming language for creating interactive fiction using natural language syntax, widely used for literary writing, prototyping in the games industry and education. · locator: README About source
- [sourced_fact] README: created April 2006, open-sourced April 2022; software available under the Artistic License 2.0 except where otherwise stated. · locator: README About source
- [sourced_fact] Artistic-2.0 license file; version 10.2.0-beta shown; last push 2026-06-24. · locator: LICENSE and README header source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | Artistic-2.0 | permitted | permitted | permitted | unknown | Artistic-2.0 per README and LICENSE; README notes some content is exceptions ('except where otherwise stated'); see notes/copyright.md (not read). |