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1 | | -MIT License |
2 | | - |
3 | | -Copyright (c) 2025 Caio Ricciuti Duck-UI Iberodata.es |
4 | | - |
5 | | -Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy |
6 | | -of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal |
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8 | | -to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell |
9 | | -copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is |
10 | | -furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: |
11 | | - |
12 | | -The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all |
13 | | -copies or substantial portions of the Software. |
14 | | - |
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21 | | -SOFTWARE. |
| 1 | +# License |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## DUCK UI - Apache License 2.0 |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Copyright 2025 Caio Ricciuti |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| 8 | +you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| 9 | +You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| 14 | +distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| 15 | +WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| 16 | +See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| 17 | +limitations under the License. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## What does this mean? |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open source license that provides users with extensive freedom to use, modify, and distribute the software, while also offering robust legal protection through its patent grant and clear contribution terms. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +### You are free to: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +- ✅ Use the software commercially |
| 26 | +- ✅ Modify the software |
| 27 | +- ✅ Distribute the software |
| 28 | +- ✅ Use the software for private use |
| 29 | +- ✅ Sublicense the software |
| 30 | +- ✅ Use patents claims of contributors to the code |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +### Under the following conditions: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +- ℹ️ Include the original copyright notice |
| 35 | +- ℹ️ Include a copy of the license |
| 36 | +- ℹ️ State significant changes made to the software |
| 37 | +- ℹ️ Include the NOTICE file (if present) with attribution notes |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +### With the understanding that: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +- ⚠️ The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind |
| 42 | +- ⚠️ The authors cannot be held liable for damages |
| 43 | +- ⚠️ Trademark use is not granted except as required for describing the origin of the work |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +## Key Benefits of Apache 2.0 |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +### Patent Protection |
| 48 | +Unlike simpler licenses like MIT, Apache 2.0 includes an express patent grant from contributors to users. This means that if a contributor has patents that cover their contribution, they automatically grant you a license to use those patents. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +### Clear Contribution Terms |
| 51 | +The license explicitly states that any contributions are assumed to be under the same Apache 2.0 license unless otherwise specified, providing clarity for collaborative development. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### Compatibility |
| 54 | +Apache 2.0 is compatible with many other open source licenses and is widely accepted in both open source and commercial contexts. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +## Third-Party Licenses |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +CH-UI is built on top of several open-source projects. We'd like to acknowledge and give credit to these projects: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +- [ClickHouse](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse) - Apache 2.0 License |
| 61 | +- [React](https://github.com/facebook/react) - MIT License |
| 62 | +- [Tailwind CSS](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss) - MIT License |
| 63 | +- [Zustand](https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand) - MIT License |
| 64 | +- [Monaco Editor](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor) - MIT License |
| 65 | +- [Lucide Icons](https://github.com/lucide-icons/lucide) - ISC License |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +For the full text of these licenses, please visit the respective project repositories. |
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