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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**Author:** Carlos Gutierrez
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**Email:** carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev
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**License:** Apache 2.0
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**License:** Dual License - Apache 2.0 (Research) + Commercial License (Commercial Use)
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A modern language model implementation from scratch, incorporating insights from recent research papers.
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## License
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This project is licensed under the **Apache License 2.0**.
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This project is available under a **dual license**:
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### Apache 2.0 License (Research & Non-Commercial Use)
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**Free for:**
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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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**Terms:**
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- Free to use, modify, and distribute
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- Patent grant included
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- Must include license and copyright notice
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- Must state changes if modifying
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### Commercial License (Commercial Use)
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**Requires a commercial license for:**
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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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**To obtain a commercial license:**
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Contact: **carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev**
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Subject: Commercial License Inquiry - SheepOp
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Please include:
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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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### Citation Requirement
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**IMPORTANT:** If you use this software in academic research or publications, you **MUST cite** this work. This is a condition of use for academic purposes.
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**Required Citation Format:**
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BibTeX:
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```bibtex
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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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```
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Text format:
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```
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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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```
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**Note:** Citation is required for academic use. Failure to cite constitutes a violation of the terms of use.
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See [LICENSE](LICENSE) or [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for the full license text.
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**Summary:**
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- ✅ Free to use, modify, and distribute
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- ✅ Commercial use allowed
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- ✅ Patent grant included
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- ✅ Private use allowed
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- ⚠️ Must include license and copyright notice
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- ⚠️ Must state changes if modifying
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## Contact
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