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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DUAL LICENSE: APACHE 2.0 (RESEARCH) + COMMERCIAL LICENSE (COMMERCIAL USE)
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Copyright (c) 2024 Carlos Gutierrez
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PART 1: APACHE 2.0 LICENSE (FOR RESEARCH AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE)
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This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 for research,
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academic, educational, and non-commercial purposes.
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Apache License
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Version 2.0, January 2004
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/
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6. Trademarks. This License does not grant permission to use the trade
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names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the Licensor,
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except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the
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origin of the Work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.
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except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing
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the origin of the Work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.
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7. Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or
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agreed to in writing, Licensor provides the Work (and each
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incurred by, or claims asserted against, such Contributor by reason
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of your accepting any such warranty or additional liability.
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END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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END OF APACHE LICENSE TERMS
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APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
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PART 2: COMMERCIAL USE RESTRICTIONS
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To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following
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boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
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replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
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the brackets!) The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
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comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
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file or class name and description of purpose be included on the
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same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
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identification within third-party archives.
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RESTRICTION: The Apache 2.0 license above applies ONLY to:
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- Academic research
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- Educational purposes
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- Personal projects
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- Open source contributions
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- Non-commercial use
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Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
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COMMERCIAL USE REQUIRES A SEPARATE LICENSE:
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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For any commercial use, including but not limited to:
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- Commercial products or services
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- SaaS applications
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- Revenue-generating applications
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- Internal business use (for profit-making entities)
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- Any use that generates profit or revenue
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- Integration into commercial software products
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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You MUST obtain a commercial license from the copyright holder.
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
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implied. See the License for the specific language governing
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permissions and limitations under the License.
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To obtain a commercial license, please contact:
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Email: carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev
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Subject: Commercial License Inquiry - SheepOp
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Please include in your inquiry:
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- Intended use case
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- Expected usage volume
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- Company/Organization name
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- Contact information
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Commercial licensing terms, including pricing, will be provided upon request.
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CITATION REQUIREMENT FOR ACADEMIC USE
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IMPORTANT: If you use this software in academic research, publications, or
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any scholarly work, you MUST cite this work.
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This is a condition of use under the Apache 2.0 license for academic purposes.
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Required Citation Format:
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@software{sheepop2024,
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title = {SheepOp LLM: Transformer-based Language Model Implementation},
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author = {Gutierrez, Carlos},
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year = {2024},
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url = {https://github.com/[your-username]/sheepOp},
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version = {1.0}
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}
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Or in text format:
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Carlos Gutierrez. (2024). SheepOp LLM: Transformer-based Language Model
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Implementation. https://github.com/[your-username]/sheepOp
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Failure to cite this work in academic publications constitutes a violation of
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the terms of use for academic purposes.
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SUMMARY
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✅ Research/Education/Non-commercial: Apache 2.0 (free)
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⚠️ Commercial use: Requires commercial license (contact for terms)
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📝 Citation: Please cite in academic publications
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For questions about licensing, contact: carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev
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