Functional Source License, Version 1.1, Apache 2.0 Future License
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Abbreviation:    FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0
Licensor:        Sovereign Chain Ltd (UK)
Software:        Quorum — Multi-LLM Consensus Engine
                 Source code, models, configuration files, schemas,
                 audit log primitives, evolution loops, and accompanying
                 documentation in this repository, including all versions
                 published after 2026-06-20 (the "Change Date" cohort).

PURPOSE
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This License gives you the right to use the Software for any Permitted
Purpose, including the right to use the Software for an Internal
Business Purpose. The License excludes the right to use the Software
for a Competing Use. Two (2) years after the first public availability
of any given release, the License for that release converts to the
Future License (Apache 2.0).


NOTICE
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This License is not an Open Source license. However, the Software will
eventually be made available under an Open Source License, as stated
in this License.


License Grant
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Subject to your compliance with this License, the Licensor grants you a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-transferable, non-sublicensable,
revocable license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works of, and
publicly perform the Software for any Permitted Purpose.

A "Permitted Purpose" is any purpose other than a Competing Use.

A "Competing Use" means making the Software available to third parties
as a hosted, embedded, or managed service that competes with the
Licensor's products or services that provide the Software, in whole or
in part. Permitted Purposes specifically include using the Software for
internal R&D, evaluation, prototype development, and audit-trail
generation for the customer's own regulated AI workflows.

For purposes of clarity, internal use of the Software (including by
employees, contractors, and consultants of the customer) for the
customer's own business is NOT a Competing Use.


Internal Business Purpose
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You may use the Software for your Internal Business Purpose, including
production deployment for compliance, audit, fact-grounding, multi-LLM
consensus, model risk validation, regulatory reporting, and adjacent
internal workflows. You may make the functional results of the Software
available to your employees, contractors, agents, and end-customers in
the ordinary course of your business, provided such availability is not
itself a Competing Use as defined above.


Permitted Modifications
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You may modify the Software and combine it with other software, in each
case for any Permitted Purpose.


Restrictions
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You may not (a) provide the Software's functionality to third parties
as a hosted, embedded, or managed service that competes with the
Licensor's commercial products; (b) remove or obscure any licensing,
copyright, or other notices in the Software; or (c) circumvent any
technical limitations in the Software designed to enforce this License.


Patents
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To the extent that the Licensor (and contributors) own patent claims
that would be infringed by your use of the Software, the Licensor (and
contributors) grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent
license under those patent claims, but only for Permitted Purposes.
This patent license terminates automatically if you bring a patent
claim against the Licensor (or any contributor) alleging that the
Software (or the Licensor's commercial products embedding the Software)
infringes a patent.

The Licensor's patent application "Hallucination Stop Protocol"
(PCT/US26/11908) is licensed under the same terms for Permitted Purposes.


Future License
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Effective on the second anniversary of the first public availability of
any given release of the Software ("Future Date" for that release), the
license terms for that release automatically convert to:

    Apache License, Version 2.0
    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

You may at your option continue using the affected release under this
License (FSL-1.1) instead of the Future License, but the Future License
becomes available at no cost on the Future Date.


Termination
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If you use the Software in violation of this License, your license
terminates automatically. If the Licensor provides you with a notice of
your violation, and you cease all violation within 30 days of the
notice, your license will be reinstated retroactively. However, if you
violate this License after such reinstatement, your license will
terminate immediately and permanently. The reinstatement provision does
not limit any other remedies available to the Licensor.


No Warranty
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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, TITLE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY (INCLUDING REGULATORY FINES OR
CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS) ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


Reservation of Rights
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The Licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in this
License. The Software is the proprietary work of the Licensor and is
protected by copyright, patent, trademark, and trade-secret laws.


Note on Prior Releases
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Versions of the Software published before 2026-06-20 under the Apache
License, Version 2.0 (notably Quorum 0.1.5 and earlier) remain licensed
under Apache 2.0 for those distributed binaries — that grant is
irrevocable for those specific artifacts as published. This Functional
Source License governs Quorum 0.2.0 and later, including all source
distributed after 2026-06-20.


Trademarks
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"Quorum" and "Sovereign Chain" are trademarks of Sovereign Chain Ltd
and are not licensed for use except in association with unmodified
distribution of the Software for Permitted Purposes.


Contact
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Licensing inquiries: facecomercce1@gmail.com
Commercial licensing for Competing Use is available — contact the
Licensor to discuss terms.


Copyright (c) 2026 Sovereign Chain Ltd (UK). All rights reserved.
