# Rising Sun License v1.0

This license governs all software released under the Rising Sun project.

## For People

Use this software however you want. Run it, study it, modify it, share it.
Personal use, education, research, tinkering — all free, no strings attached.

You don't need permission. You don't need to register. Just use it.

## For Builders

If you build something that generates revenue using this software, connect it
to the Nous network. Nous handles verification, attestation, and accounting
automatically — you integrate once and it works.

The economics are simple: Nous takes a small percentage of the value flowing
through your deployment. The rate is published and predictable. You always
keep the majority. The exact terms are governed by the Nous protocol and
published at the canonical terms endpoint.

You may not remove, bypass, or substitute the Nous integration in a
commercial deployment. Everything else is yours to build.

## For Enterprise

Custom integration, dedicated support, and private deployment are available
directly from Rising Sun. Enterprise terms are negotiated individually and
may include modified Nous configurations, SLAs, and priority access to new
capabilities.

Contact: alex@risingsun.name

## How Nous Works

Nous is a verification and attestation service. When your deployment does
work — processes data, serves users, executes transactions — Nous verifies
the work, attests to its completion, and routes value through the Ergon
ledger. Trust scores build over time: consistent, honest operation earns
better terms automatically.

This is not a phone-home or surveillance mechanism. Nous verifies value
created, not behavior observed. The attestation record is transparent
and auditable.

## What You Can Do

- Use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
- Build commercial products and services on it
- Fork it, extend it, combine it with other software
- Run it on any infrastructure you control
- Contribute improvements back (appreciated, not required)

## What You Cannot Do

- Remove or bypass Nous integration in commercial deployments
- Represent modified versions as official Rising Sun releases
- Use Rising Sun trademarks without permission

## Contributions

Contributions via pull request grant the project a perpetual, irrevocable,
royalty-free license to use the contribution. Contributors retain copyright
on their work.

## No Warranty

This software is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. The licensor
is not liable for any damages arising from its use.

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Rising Sun License v1.0
Copyright (c) 2026 Alex Macaluso
https://risingsun.name
