Update to dual license: Apache 2.0 (Research) + Commercial License

- Changed from Apache 2.0 only to dual license model
- Apache 2.0 for research, education, and non-commercial use
- Commercial license required for profit-making use
- Added citation requirement as condition of use for academic purposes
- Created CITATION.cff file for automatic citation suggestions
- Updated LICENSE, LICENSE.txt, README.md, and documentation
- Citation formats provided (BibTeX and text)
- Contact information for commercial licensing inquiries
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cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
title: "SheepOp LLM: Transformer-based Language Model Implementation"
version: "1.0.0"
date-released: "2024-11-06"
authors:
- given-names: "Carlos"
family-names: "Gutierrez"
email: "carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev"
keywords:
- "language model"
- "transformer"
- "deep learning"
- "neural networks"
- "LLM"
license: "Apache-2.0"
repository-code: "https://github.com/CarGDev/sheepOp"
abstract: "A modern language model implementation from scratch, incorporating insights from recent research papers. Complete transformer implementation with training pipeline, optimized inference, and multi-format data processing."