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Business Source License 1.1

License Grant

Licensor: Mike Amega
Licensed Work: EARCP (Self-Regulating Coherence and Performance-Aware Ensemble)
The Licensed Work is © 2025 Mike Amega

Additional Use Grant: You may use the Licensed Work for:

  • Academic research and education
  • Personal projects and experimentation
  • Internal business use where the Licensed Work is not offered to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis
  • Any use where your organization's total annual revenue is less than USD $100,000

Change Date: November 13, 2029 (Four years from the date of first publication)

Change License: Apache License 2.0

Terms

The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create derivative works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the Licensed Work. The Licensor may make an Additional Use Grant, above, permitting limited production use.

Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first publicly available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed Work under this License, whichever comes first, the Licensor hereby grants you rights under the terms of the Change License, and the rights granted in the paragraph above terminate.

If your use of the Licensed Work does not comply with the requirements currently in effect as described in this License, you must purchase a commercial license from the Licensor, its affiliated entities, or authorized resellers, or you must refrain from using the Licensed Work.

All copies of the original and modified Licensed Work, and derivative works of the Licensed Work, are subject to this License. This License applies separately for each version of the Licensed Work and the Change Date may vary for each version of the Licensed Work released by Licensor.

You must conspicuously display this License on each original or modified copy of the Licensed Work. If you receive the Licensed Work in original or modified form from a third party, the terms and conditions set forth in this License apply to your use of that work.

Any use of the Licensed Work in violation of this License will automatically terminate your rights under this License for the current and all other versions of the Licensed Work.

This License does not grant you any right in any trademark or logo of Licensor or its affiliates (provided that you may use a trademark or logo of Licensor as expressly required by this License).

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LICENSED WORK IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.

Additional Use Grant Details

Free Use Permitted For:

1. Academic and Educational Use

  • Research projects at universities and educational institutions
  • Student projects and coursework
  • Academic publications and papers
  • Educational workshops and tutorials

2. Personal and Open Source Projects

  • Personal learning and experimentation
  • Non-commercial hobby projects
  • Open-source projects with compatible licenses
  • Individual developer portfolios

3. Small Business Internal Use

  • Organizations with total annual revenue < USD $100,000
  • Internal tools and analytics
  • Research and development
  • Proof-of-concept and prototyping

Commercial License Required For:

Organizations that:

  • Have total annual revenue ≥ USD $100,000
  • Wish to embed EARCP in commercial products
  • Offer EARCP as a hosted service (SaaS)
  • Redistribute EARCP as part of commercial offerings
  • Use EARCP in production systems serving external customers

Contact for Commercial Licensing:

Email: contact@ameforge.tech Subject: "EARCP Commercial License Inquiry"

Commercial License Information

What a Commercial License Provides:

  • ✅ Removal of the $100,000 revenue restriction
  • ✅ Right to use in commercial products and services
  • ✅ Right to redistribute in proprietary software
  • ✅ Right to offer as a hosted service
  • ✅ Technical support options
  • ✅ Priority bug fixes and updates
  • ✅ Legal indemnification (for enterprise licenses)

Pricing Structure:

Commercial licenses are available on a case-by-case basis depending on:

  • Organization size and revenue
  • Intended use case (internal vs. redistribution)
  • Number of deployments
  • Support requirements

For pricing information, contact: contact@ameforge.tech

Patent Grant

Licensor hereby grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under Licensor's patent claims that are necessarily infringed by the Licensed Work, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and otherwise transfer the Licensed Work, subject to the terms and conditions of this License.

If you institute patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Licensed Work 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.

Trademark Notice

"EARCP" and "Self-Regulating Coherence and Performance-Aware Ensemble" (French: "Ensemble Auto-Régulé par Cohérence et Performance") are trademarks of Mike Amega. Use of these trademarks is permitted only to accurately describe the Licensed Work and must include proper attribution.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE LICENSED WORK IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR 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 LICENSED WORK OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE LICENSED WORK.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED WORK, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Governing Law

This License shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Attribution Requirements

All uses of the Licensed Work must include the following attribution:

This software uses EARCP (Self-Regulating Coherence and Performance-Aware Ensemble)
Copyright © 2025 Mike Amega
Licensed under Business Source License 1.1
https://github.com/Volgat/earcp

The attribution must be included in:

  • Product documentation
  • About/Credits section of applications
  • README files
  • License notices in source code

Enforcement

Violations of this License may result in:

  • Immediate termination of license rights
  • Legal action to enforce license terms
  • Claims for damages
  • Injunctive relief

If you become aware of any violations of this License, please report them to: contact@ameforge.tech

Modifications to License

The Licensor reserves the right to release the Licensed Work under different license terms or to stop distributing the Licensed Work at any time; however, such election will not serve to withdraw this License, and this License will continue in full force and effect unless terminated as stated above.

Contact Information

Licensor: AMEFORGE Email: contact@ameforge.tech Website: https://github.com/Volgat/earcp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-amega-486329184/

For commercial licensing inquiries: Subject: "EARCP Commercial License Inquiry"

For general questions: Email: contact@ameforge.tech

Version Information

License Version: Business Source License 1.1
Licensed Work: EARCP v1.0.0
License Date: November 13, 2025
Change Date: November 13, 2029
Change License: Apache License 2.0

Full Text of Change License (Apache 2.0)

After the Change Date (November 13, 2029), the Licensed Work will be available under the Apache License 2.0. The full text of Apache License 2.0 can be found at: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

FAQ

Q: Can I use EARCP in my startup?

A: Yes, if your total annual revenue is less than $100,000. Otherwise, you need a commercial license.

Q: Can I modify EARCP for my own use?

A: Yes, you can modify EARCP for any use permitted under the Additional Use Grant.

Q: Can I contribute to EARCP?

A: Yes, contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Q: What happens after the Change Date?

A: After November 13, 2029, EARCP automatically becomes available under Apache 2.0 license, which is very permissive.

Q: Can I use EARCP in academic research?

A: Yes, academic and educational use is always free, regardless of your institution's revenue.

Q: Can I use EARCP in open-source projects?

A: Yes, if your open-source project is non-commercial or your organization's revenue is less than $100,000/year.

Q: Do I need a license to evaluate EARCP?

A: No, evaluation, testing, and proof-of-concept use is permitted without a commercial license.

This is the Business Source License 1.1 for EARCP

Copyright © 2025 Mike Amega. All rights reserved.

For the most up-to-date license information, visit: https://github.com/Volgat/earcp