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FLOOF License v1.2

Copyright (c) 2025 Matthew Gallon

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, subject to the following conditions:

  1. Attribution Requirement
    Any modified or redistributed version of the Software must include clear and visible attribution to the original author(s) and maintain a reference to the original repository or source (if publicly available).

  2. Modified Source Disclosure (Copyleft-Lite)
    If the Software is modified and subsequently distributed (publicly or commercially), the modified source code must be made available under the terms of this license.

  3. No License Relicensing
    This Software may not be relicensed under a different license, except with the explicit, written permission of the original copyright holder(s).

  4. Field of Use Neutrality
    This license imposes no restrictions on the field of endeavor in which the Software may be used, in compliance with the Open Source Definition. Ethical usage is encouraged, but not mandated.

  5. User Rights Consideration (Voluntary Clause)
    The licensor encourages licensees to respect user rights, including transparency in data collection and avoiding deceptive design practices. This is a non-binding clause and serves as a recommendation for ethical development.

  6. License Inclusion Requirement
    A copy of this license must be included in all distributions of the Software, including substantial portions thereof.

  7. No Warranty
    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 NON-INFRINGEMENT. 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.

  8. Severability Clause
    If any provision of this license is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

SPDX-License-Identifier: FLOOF-1.2