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PolyForm Strict v2 Draft

PolyForm Strict License

Working Draft

https://github.com/polyformproject/license-development

Noncommercial Use

This license gives you free permission for this software, but only for noncommercial uses. The next two sections give examples of noncommercial uses, but do not rule out others.

Personal Uses

Research, experiment, and testing for the benefit of public knowledge, education, private entertainment, hobby projects, amateur pursuits, and religious observance are all noncommercial uses.

Noncommercial Organizations

Work on behalf of any charitable organization, educational institution, public research organization, public safety or health organization, environmental protection organization, or government institution is a noncommercial use.

Copyrights

The licensor gives you permission under its copyrights in this software to run, make copies of this software for noncommercial uses.

Patents

The licensor gives you permission under any patent claims it can license, or becomes able to license, that you would infringe by running, copying this software for noncommercial uses.

Fair Use

This license does not limit "fair use" under copyright law.

No Other Rights

You may not sublicense or transfer your permission under this license to anyone else. The terms of this license do not imply any other permission.

Patent Defense

If you claim in writing that this software infringes or contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent permission under this license ends immediately. If your company claims in writing that this software infringes or contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent permission under this license ends immediately for work on behalf of your company.

Violations

The first time the licensor warns you in writing that you have violated any term of this license or done anything with the software not permitted by this license, your copyright and patent permission under this license can nonetheless continue if you come into full compliance with this license, and take practical steps to correct past violations, within 30 days. Otherwise, your copyright and patent permission under this license ends immediately.

No Liability

As far as the law allows, this software comes as is, without any warranty or condition. As far as the law allows, the licensor will not be liable to you for any legal damages related to this license or this software, under any kind of legal claim.

You and Your Company

Throughout this license, you refers to the individual or legal entity agreeing to these terms, and your company refers to 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 organization or the power to direct its management and policies by vote, contract, or otherwise.

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