UQFF Star-Magic — Dual License Notice
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Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Daniel T. Murphy / Star-Magic Research Program.
All rights reserved.

NOTE: This project was previously distributed under the MIT License
(see LICENSE-MIT-PREVIOUS.txt for archival reference). As of
2026-06-18, the licensing terms have been changed to the dual model
described below. The MIT License continues to govern code revisions
made strictly before the 2026-06-18 commit that introduced this file;
all current and future revisions are governed by the dual license
below. By using, cloning, or modifying any version of this software
dated 2026-06-18 or later, you accept the dual-license terms.

This software is offered under a DUAL LICENSE model.
You MUST choose ONE of the two licenses below before using, copying,
modifying, or redistributing this software.

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OPTION A — GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3.0 (AGPL-3.0)
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You may use, copy, modify, and redistribute this software under the
terms of the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 as published by
the Free Software Foundation. The full text is in the file
LICENSE-AGPL-3.0.txt distributed with this software, and is also
available at:

    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html

Key consequences of choosing AGPL-3.0:

  1. You may use this software for any academic, research, personal,
     non-commercial, or commercial purpose subject to AGPL-3.0 terms.

  2. If you modify this software and distribute the modified version,
     OR if you make the modified version available to users over a
     network (including SaaS / hosted-service / web-API / cloud
     deployment), you MUST release the complete corresponding source
     code of your modifications under AGPL-3.0.

  3. Derivative works (including ports, rewrites in other languages,
     forks, and works that link or combine with this code) must
     themselves be released under AGPL-3.0.

  4. This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind,
     express or implied, including warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The authors are not liable for
     any claim, damages, or other liability arising from your use.

Universities, national laboratories, individual researchers, and
non-profit institutions are explicitly invited to use this software
under the AGPL-3.0 option for replication, peer-review, teaching, and
follow-on research.

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OPTION B — COMMERCIAL LICENSE
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If the AGPL-3.0 obligations (especially the SaaS / network-use
share-alike clause and the derivative-works share-alike clause) are
incompatible with your use, you may instead obtain a COMMERCIAL
LICENSE from the copyright holder.

Typical situations requiring the Commercial License:

  - Building proprietary commercial products that link, embed, or
    derive from this software without releasing your source.
  - Operating a commercial Software-as-a-Service deployment that
    exposes UQFF predictions to paying users without releasing your
    full server source.
  - Distributing this software bundled with proprietary hardware
    (including LENR reactors, power-generation equipment, sensor
    arrays, or any device incorporating Star-Magic principles) under
    proprietary terms.
  - Any commercial spin-off arising from research funded with public
    grants that used this software, where the resulting product is to
    remain proprietary.

Commercial license terms (fees, scope, field of use, royalty options,
support, and indemnification) are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
See COMMERCIAL.md for full details.

To request a commercial license, contact:

    Daniel T. Murphy
    daniel.murphy00@enrgyone.com
    Subject line: "UQFF Star-Magic Commercial License Request"

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SCIENTIFIC CITATION REQUIREMENT (BOTH OPTIONS)
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Whether you use this software under AGPL-3.0 or under a commercial
license, any academic publication, technical report, patent
application, white paper, or public presentation that uses results
produced by this software MUST cite the UQFF framework. See the file
CITATION.cff for the canonical citation form.

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TRADEMARKS
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"UQFF", "Star-Magic", "Di-Pseudo-Monopole", and "DPM" as applied to
the framework described in this software, together with associated
logos and design marks, are unregistered trademarks of Daniel T.
Murphy / Star-Magic Research Program. Neither license option grants
trademark rights. You may factually state that your product "uses
UQFF" or "is compatible with UQFF" but may not use the marks in a
manner that implies endorsement or affiliation without separate
written permission.

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PATENT NOTICE
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Certain applications of the UQFF framework (notably the Star-Magic
LENR reactor architecture, COP 555:1 at 27 W, ambient T, pH -37) may
be subject to pending or issued patents. The dual-license terms above
do NOT grant any express or implied patent license beyond what is
required for the licensed use of this software. Hardware
implementations require a separate patent license; contact the
address above.

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SEVERABILITY
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If any provision of this dual-license notice is held unenforceable by
a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
remain in full force and effect. The AGPL-3.0 text in
LICENSE-AGPL-3.0.txt controls where this notice and the AGPL-3.0
diverge for users who have chosen Option A.

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End of dual-license notice.
