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Andrew Geissler5199d832021-09-24 16:47:35 -05001# PolyForm Small Business License 1.0.0
2
3<https://polyformproject.org/licenses/small-business/1.0.0>
4
5## Acceptance
6
7In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree
8to them as both strict obligations and conditions to all
9your licenses.
10
11## Copyright License
12
13The licensor grants you a copyright license for the
14software to do everything you might do with the software
15that would otherwise infringe the licensor's copyright
16in it for any permitted purpose. However, you may
17only distribute the software according to [Distribution
18License](#distribution-license) and make changes or new works
19based on the software according to [Changes and New Works
20License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
21
22## Distribution License
23
24The licensor grants you an additional copyright license
25to distribute copies of the software. Your license
26to distribute covers distributing the software with
27changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works
28License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
29
30## Notices
31
32You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of
33the software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the
34URL for them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines
35beginning with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided
36with the software. For example:
37
38> Required Notice: Copyright Yoyodyne, Inc. (http://example.com)
39
40## Changes and New Works License
41
42The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to
43make changes and new works based on the software for any
44permitted purpose.
45
46## Patent License
47
48The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that
49covers patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able
50to license, that you would infringe by using the software.
51
52## Fair Use
53
54You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the
55law. These terms do not limit them.
56
57## Small Business
58
59Use of the software for the benefit of your company is use for
60a permitted purpose if your company has fewer than 100 total
61individuals working as employees and independent contractors,
62and less than 1,000,000 USD (2019) total revenue in the prior
63tax year. Adjust this revenue threshold for inflation according
64to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price
65index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for all items,
66not seasonally adjusted, with 19821984=100 reference base.
67
68## No Other Rights
69
70These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of
71your licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from
72granting licenses to anyone else. These terms do not imply
73any other licenses.
74
75## Patent Defense
76
77If you make any written claim that the software infringes or
78contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license
79for the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If
80your company makes such a claim, your patent license ends
81immediately for work on behalf of your company.
82
83## Violations
84
85The first time you are notified in writing that you have
86violated any of these terms, or done anything with the software
87not covered by your licenses, your licenses can nonetheless
88continue if you come into full compliance with these terms,
89and take practical steps to correct past violations, within
9032 days of receiving notice. Otherwise, all your licenses
91end immediately.
92
93## No Liability
94
95***As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without
96any warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable
97to you for any damages arising out of these terms or the use
98or nature of the software, under any kind of legal claim.***
99
100## Definitions
101
102The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these
103terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes
104available under these terms.
105
106**You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these
107terms.
108
109**Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship,
110or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all
111organizations that have control over, are under the control of,
112or are under common control with that organization. **Control**
113means ownership of substantially all the assets of an entity,
114or the power to direct its management and policies by vote,
115contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
116
117**Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the
118software under these terms.
119
120**Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one
121of your licenses.