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Shareforge Copyleft License Version 2 (SCLv2) Version 2, 2026
Copyright (c) 2025 Kyle Speight
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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Attribution: All copies, modifications, and distributions of the Software must include a prominent notice listing the original authors and contributors (e.g., in a file named "AUTHORS" or equivalent). This list must be preserved and updated to include new contributors for any modifications. The notice must state: "This software is developed by [list of authors/contributors] and is licensed under the Shareforge Copyleft License."
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Copyleft Requirement: Any modified version of the Software, or any work based on it (including derivatives, compilations, or combinations), must be licensed as a whole under the terms of this License. This applies to all forms of distribution, including over networks (e.g., if the Software is used as a service, the source code must be made available to users interacting with it via a publicly accessible means, such as a download link or repository).
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Source Code Availability: When distributing the Software in any form other than source code, you must provide access to the complete corresponding source code under this License. This includes offering it alongside the distribution or via a network link that remains active for at least three years.
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No Additional Restrictions: You may Not impose any further restrictions on the rights granted herein, such as requiring fees, royalties, or proprietary licensing for derivatives.
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Contributor Licensing: By contributing to the Software (e.g., submitting code, patches, or modifications), each contributor automatically grants a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense their contributions under the terms of this License. Contributors warrant that they have the right to grant such license and agree that their contributions will be subject to this License. This ensures all parts of the Software remain consistently licensed, preventing fragmentation in collaborative development.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.