diff --git a/COMMERCIAL-LICENSES.md b/COMMERCIAL-LICENSES.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a40eec --- /dev/null +++ b/COMMERCIAL-LICENSES.md @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# Commercial License Grants + +crosscheck-agent is released under the [PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0](LICENSE). +That license permits noncommercial use only — personal projects, research, +hobby use, internal evaluation, and use by qualifying noncommercial +organizations as defined in the PolyForm NC text. + +**Commercial use** — including but not limited to (a) selling the software +or services that incorporate it, (b) embedding it in a commercial product, +(c) using it in the course of for-profit operations beyond internal +evaluation, or (d) operating it as a paid hosted service — requires a +separate commercial license from the copyright holder, Frank Speiser +(frank@metafide.io). + +The grants below are the only pre-existing commercial licenses for this +software. All other commercial use requires an inquiry. + +--- + +## VARDR Partners + +**Effective date:** 2026-05-29 + +**Licensee:** VARDR Partners, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries +(collectively, "VARDR"). + +**Grant.** Subject to the terms of this section, the copyright holder +grants VARDR a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, +copy, modify, and distribute the software for any purpose, including +commercial purposes. This grant is in addition to (and not in lieu of) +the rights VARDR has under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. + +**Sublicensing.** VARDR may sublicense the software to customers as part +of a VARDR product or service, provided the end-customer's rights flow +from VARDR's sublicense (not from the PolyForm NC text) and are no +broader than VARDR's own commercial rights here. + +**Term.** This grant is **perpetual unless revoked** by the copyright +holder. + +**Revocation.** The copyright holder may revoke this grant at any time, +**with or without cause**, by either: + + 1. emailing written notice to a designated VARDR contact, or + 2. removing or amending this section in a commit to this repository. + +Upon revocation, VARDR must **cease all commercial use** of the software +within ninety (90) calendar days of the notice (or the commit, if revoked +via repository). VARDR may continue any sublicenses already issued to +end customers as of the revocation date for the remainder of those +sublicenses' existing terms, provided VARDR does not issue new +sublicenses after the revocation effective date. After the 90-day +wind-down, VARDR retains only the noncommercial rights granted by the +PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. + +**No warranty.** The "No Liability" disclaimer in the PolyForm +Noncommercial License 1.0.0 applies to this commercial grant as well. +The software is provided **as is**, without warranty or condition of +any kind. + +**Severability.** If any provision of this grant is held unenforceable, +the remaining provisions remain in effect. + +**Granted by:** Frank Speiser, copyright holder +(frank@metafide.io) + +--- + +## Other Commercial Inquiries + +For any commercial license not listed above, contact +**frank@metafide.io** with the intended use, scope, and term. Commercial +licenses are routinely available; this section will be updated when +new grants are issued. diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index cf80997..d81eeca 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,22 +1,145 @@ -MIT License - -Copyright (c) 2026 Frank Speiser -Co-authored with Claude (Anthropic) - -Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy -of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal -in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights -to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell -copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is -furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: - -The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all -copies or substantial portions of the Software. - -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. 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Otherwise, all your licenses +end immediately. + +## No Liability + +***As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without +any warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable +to you for any damages arising out of these terms or the use +or nature of the software, under any kind of legal claim.*** + +## Definitions + +The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these +terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes +available under these terms. + +**You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these +terms. + +**Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship, +or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all +organizations that have control over, are under the control +of, or are under common control with that organization. +**Control** means ownership of substantially all the assets of +an entity, or the power to direct its management and policies +by vote, contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or +indirect. + +**Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the +software under these terms. + +**Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one +of your licenses. + +================================================================================ + +NOTE ON PRIOR LICENSE + +This software was previously released under the MIT License. The MIT +grant on those historical snapshots remains in effect for anyone who +obtained the software while it was MIT-licensed; this PolyForm +Noncommercial License governs all subsequent commits and releases. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cf0370c..b8602d5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -755,4 +755,22 @@ assistance from Claude (Anthropic). Mistakes are Frank's; good ideas are shared. ## License -MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). +**Source-available, non-commercial.** This project is released under the +[PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0](LICENSE) — you can read, modify, +and use it for any **non-commercial** purpose (personal projects, +research, hobby use, internal evaluation, and use by qualifying +non-profit / educational / governmental organizations). + +**Commercial use requires a separate license.** Selling the software, +embedding it in a commercial product, or running it as a paid hosted +service is not permitted under the PolyForm NC license. Email +**frank@metafide.io** to discuss commercial licensing — these are +routinely available. + +Pre-existing commercial license grants are listed in +[COMMERCIAL-LICENSES.md](COMMERCIAL-LICENSES.md). + +**Prior MIT history.** Earlier commits (through `7b54d80`, 2026-05-29) +were released under the MIT License; those historical snapshots remain +MIT-licensed for anyone who obtained them at that time. All subsequent +commits and releases are governed by the PolyForm Noncommercial License.