diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 4e8b37d..954374b 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -DataShield Proprietary License +DataShield Source-Available License Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. @@ -20,23 +20,36 @@ Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. 3. Permitted use Subject to Section 4, the Owner grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, - revocable right to: + revocable, royalty-free right to: a. view and study the source code; - b. install, run, and use the Software for Your own purposes, including - internal commercial and business use; - c. modify the Software for Your own internal use; and - d. submit Contributions to the Owner. + b. install, run, and use the Software for any purpose, including commercial + use (for example, deploying the Software to run Your own organization or + to serve Your own clients); + c. modify the Software, create derivative works, and fork the repository; + d. distribute, publish, and share the Software and Your modified versions, + including as part of Your own products or services, provided that You + retain all copyright, license, and attribution notices and that the + recipient receives the Software under this same License; and + e. submit Contributions to the Owner. 4. Restrictions You may not, without the Owner's prior written permission: - a. sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize the Software - or any derivative of it; - b. distribute, publish, or share the Software or any modified version of it, - in source or binary form, to any third party; - c. offer the Software, in whole or in part, as a hosted or managed service - to third parties; - d. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, license, or attribution notice. + a. sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise distribute the Software, or + any derivative that is substantially the Software, as a standalone product + or in exchange for a fee charged for the Software itself; + b. rebrand, relabel, or present the Software or a derivative of it as Your + own product in order to sell, license, or sublicense it; + c. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, license, or attribution notice, + or use the Owner's name, trademarks, or branding except to give the + attribution required by Section 3. + + For the purposes of this Section, selling a product or service that + genuinely incorporates the Software and adds substantial functionality of + Your own is permitted under Section 3. Reselling copies of the Software + itself, with little or no added value, is not. Hosting the Software as a + service for Your own clients is permitted, provided You do not resell copies + of the Software itself. 5. Contributions