Licensing Information for OptQuest

MIT License (applies only to the public Python API source code)

Copyright (c) 2026 OptTek Systems, Inc.

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:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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 NONINFRINGEMENT. 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.

Scope of the MIT License

The MIT License set forth above applies exclusively to the following Python 
API source files:

- optquest.py

These files constitute the public Python API and examples for interacting with 
the OptQuest library.

Proprietary Commercial License (applies to the OptQuest Engine binaries)

All other components of the OptQuest distribution — including, but not limited 
to, the core OptQuest optimization engine implemented as shared libraries 
(.so, .dll, .dylib, or equivalent binary files) — are proprietary software
owned by OptTek Systems, Inc. and are not licensed under the MIT License or any 
other open-source license.

A commercial license applies to the following:
- OptQuestEngine.dll
- libOptQuestEngine.so
- OptQuestLib.dll
- libOptQuestLib.so


These proprietary binary components are distributed under a separate commercial 
license agreement that requires a valid license key issued by OptTek Systems, Inc. 
Use, distribution, modification, reverse-engineering, or any other activity 
involving these binaries is strictly governed by the terms of that commercial 
license.

The binaries may only be used in accordance with the accompanying commercial 
license terms.

For licensing inquiries, purchasing a commercial license, obtaining a license key, 
or requesting additional information, please contact:

OptTek Systems, Inc.
Email: [info@opttek.com]
Website: [https://www.opttek.com/optquest]

Evaluation / Demo Mode

The OptQuest library can be used in demo/evaluation mode without requiring a 
commercial license key. This mode is provided solely for testing, evaluation, 
and demonstration purposes. Any use in production environments, commercial 
deployments, or for generating results intended for business decision-making 
requires a valid commercial license key.
