Licensing¶
Every source file starts with this line:
You can use this work under the AGPL-3.0-or-later. That will always be free. To use it any other way, you need written permission: either a commercial contract we agree on, or an educator's license issued to you by name.
| license | text | terms |
|---|---|---|
AGPL-3.0-or-later |
LICENSES/AGPL-3.0-or-later.txt, also LICENSE |
the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or any later version |
LicenseRef-Commercial |
LICENSES/LicenseRef-Commercial.txt |
a negotiated commercial contract |
LicenseRef-Educational |
LICENSES/LicenseRef-Educational.txt |
an educator's license, issued in writing to a named person |
The conditions of use¶
Every commercial contract and every educator's license includes the conditions of use.
- Section 7A binds whoever signs or accepts the license to every one of those conditions. That covers every closed product or work made under the license, and what it puts out.
- Section 7 binds them to the terms of the speakers for any language data.
- No order form or grant can change Section 7A. Breaking it can end the license at once.
Educators¶
To ask for an exception for a class or a research project, email dstroy0 (Douglas Quigg) dquigg123@gmail.com from your .edu or .org faculty address.
Each exception is decided on its own and sets the terms of your use. In particular, it sets how you credit the underlying systems in research or in presentation materials.
If work done under an academic exception turns into a product that can be sold, the license moves to a royalty ladder. The royalty depends on the goodwill shown and on how well students and others were credited. At least part of it goes to your institution, and straight to your department where its rules allow.
See CONTRIBUTING.md and SECURITY.md.
Author: dstroy0 (Douglas Quigg) dquigg123@gmail.com