diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index d1e9634..f1d399f 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,55 +1,75 @@ -### TELEMT Public License 3 - 2026 ### +###### TELEMT Public License 3 ###### +##### Copyright (c) 2026 Telemt ##### 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 +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. #### 1 Attribution -Redistributions of the Software, in source or binary form, must retain the +Redistributions of the Software, in source or binary form, MUST RETAIN the above copyright notice, this license text, and any existing attribution notices. #### 2 Modification Notice -If you modify the Software, you must clearly state that the Software has been +If you modify the Software, you MUST clearly state that the Software has been modified and include a brief description of the changes made. -Modified versions must not be presented as the original Telemt project. +Modified versions MUST NOT be presented as the original Telemt. #### 3 Trademark and Branding -This license does not grant permission to use the name "Telemt", the Telemt -logo, or any Telemt trademarks or branding. +This license DOES NOT grant permission to use the name "Telemt", +the Telemt logo, or any Telemt trademarks or branding. -Redistributed or modified versions of the Software may not use the Telemt +Redistributed or modified versions of the Software MAY NOT use the Telemt name in a way that suggests endorsement or official origin without explicit -permission from the Telemt project maintainers. +permission from the Telemt maintainers. #### 4 Binary Distribution Transparency -If you distribute compiled binaries of the Software, you must make the -corresponding source code and build instructions available to recipients -of those binaries. +If you distribute compiled binaries of the Software, +you are ENCOURAGED to provide access to the corresponding +source code and build instructions where reasonably possible. -This requirement exists to preserve transparency and allow verification -of distributed builds. +This helps preserve transparency and allows recipients to verify the +integrity and reproducibility of distributed builds. -#### 5 Patent Grant +#### 5 Patent Grant and Defensive Termination Clause Each contributor grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Software. -If you initiate patent litigation claiming that the Software or a -contribution incorporated within the Software constitutes direct or -contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to you -under this license shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. +This patent license applies only to those patent claims necessarily +infringed by the contributor’s contribution alone or by combination of +their contribution with the Software. -#### 6 Disclaimer of Warranty +If you initiate or participate in any patent litigation, including +cross-claims or counterclaims, alleging that the Software or any +contribution incorporated within the Software constitutes patent +infringement, then **all rights granted to you under this license shall +terminate immediately** as of the date such litigation is filed. + +Additionally, if you initiate legal action alleging that the +Software itself infringes your patent or other intellectual +property rights, then all rights granted to you under this +license SHALL TERMINATE automatically. + +#### 7 Network Use Attribution + +If the Software is used to provide a publicly accessible network +service, the operator of such service MUST RETAIN reasonable +attribution to the Telemt in documentation, service +descriptions, or user-visible materials. + +Such attribution MUST NOT imply endorsement by the Telemt. + +#### 8 Disclaimer of Warranty THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,