| Cooperative Non-Commercial License (CNC-1.0) |
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| Copyright (c) 2024 gcli2api contributors |
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| Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization |
| obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the |
| "Software"), to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or |
| sublicense the Software, subject to the following conditions: |
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| TERMS AND CONDITIONS: |
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| 1. NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY |
| The Software may only be used for non-commercial purposes. Commercial use |
| is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from the |
| copyright holders. |
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| 2. DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL USE |
| "Commercial use" includes but is not limited to: |
| a) Using the Software to provide paid services or products |
| b) Integrating the Software into commercial products or services |
| c) Using the Software in any business operation that generates revenue |
| d) Offering the Software as part of a paid subscription or service |
| e) Using the Software to compete with the original project commercially |
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| 3. COPYLEFT REQUIREMENT |
| Any derivative works, modifications, or substantial portions of the Software |
| must be licensed under the same or substantially similar terms. This ensures |
| that all derivatives remain non-commercial and freely available. |
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| 4. SOURCE CODE AVAILABILITY |
| If you distribute the Software or any derivative works, you must make the |
| complete source code available under the same license terms at no charge. |
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| 5. ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT |
| You must retain all copyright notices, license notices, and attribution |
| statements in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. |
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| 6. ANTI-CORPORATE CLAUSE |
| This Software may not be used by corporations with annual revenue exceeding |
| $1 million USD, venture capital backed companies, or publicly traded |
| companies without explicit written permission from the copyright holders. |
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| 7. EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH EXEMPTION |
| Use by educational institutions, non-profit research organizations, and |
| individual researchers for educational or research purposes is explicitly |
| permitted and encouraged. |
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| 8. MODIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION |
| Modifications and contributions to the Software are welcomed and encouraged, |
| provided they comply with these license terms. Contributors grant the same |
| license to their contributions. |
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| 9. PATENT GRANT |
| Each contributor grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent |
| license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise |
| transfer the Work for non-commercial purposes only. |
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| 10. TERMINATION |
| This license automatically terminates if you violate any of its terms. |
| Upon termination, you must cease all use and distribution of the Software |
| and destroy all copies in your possession. |
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| 11. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER |
| 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE |
| AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER |
| LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, |
| OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE |
| SOFTWARE. |
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| 12. JURISDICTION |
| This license shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws |
| of the jurisdiction where the copyright holder resides. |
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| SUMMARY: |
| This license allows free use, modification, and distribution of the Software |
| for non-commercial purposes only. It explicitly prohibits commercial use and |
| ensures that all derivatives remain freely available under the same terms. |
| The license promotes cooperative development while preventing commercial |
| exploitation of the community's work. |
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| For commercial licensing inquiries, please contact the copyright holders. |
