diff --git a/LICENSING.md b/LICENSING.md index 6c0571b..9b9ac49 100644 --- a/LICENSING.md +++ b/LICENSING.md @@ -11,58 +11,122 @@ ## Telemt Public License 3 ```text -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 -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. +of this Software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), +to use, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works of, merge, publish, +distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit +persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that all +copyright notices, license terms, and conditions set forth in this License +are preserved and complied with. + +### Definitions + +For the purposes of this License: + +"Software" means the Telemt software, including source code, documentation, +and any associated files distributed under this License. + +"Contributor" means any person or entity that submits code, patches, +documentation, or other contributions to the Software that are accepted +into the Software by the maintainers. + +"Contribution" means any work of authorship intentionally submitted +to the Software for inclusion in the Software. + +"Modified Version" means any version of the Software that has been +changed, adapted, extended, or otherwise modified from the original +Software. + +"Maintainers" means the individuals or entities responsible for +the official Telemt project and its releases. #### 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. + +Use of the name "Telemt" to describe a modified version of the Software +is permitted only if the modified version is clearly identified as a +modified or unofficial version. + +Any distribution that could reasonably confuse users into believing that +the software is an official Telemt release is prohibited. #### 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. + +#### 6 Contributions + +Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution intentionally +submitted for inclusion in the Software shall be licensed under the terms +of this License. + +By submitting a Contribution, you grant the Telemt maintainers and all +recipients of the Software the rights described in this License with +respect to that Contribution. + +#### 7 Network Use Attribution + +If the Software is used to provide a publicly accessible network service, +the operator of such service MUST provide attribution to Telemt in at least +one of the following locations: + +- service documentation +- service description +- an "About" or similar informational page +- other user-visible materials reasonably associated with the service + +Such attribution MUST NOT imply endorsement by the Telemt project or its +maintainers. + +#### 8 Disclaimer of Warranty and Severability Clause THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, @@ -72,4 +136,9 @@ 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 + +IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS LICENSE IS HELD TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, +SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO REFLECT THE ORIGINAL INTENT +OF THE PARTIES AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THE REMAINING PROVISIONS +SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ```