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chore(licence): clarify MPL-2.0 fallback — PMPL-1.0-or-later preferred
Adds SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 header so GitHub Licensee detects a recognised OSI licence. A PMPL-1.0-or-later preferred-licence notice precedes the full MPL-2.0 fallback text. No source files changed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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PREFERRED LICENCE: Palimpsest License (PMPL-1.0-or-later)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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This work is governed by the Palimpsest License (PMPL-1.0-or-later) as
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its primary intended licence. PMPL-1.0-or-later extends the Mozilla
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Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0) with additional provisions for ethical use,
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post-quantum cryptographic provenance, and emotional lineage protection.
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The canonical PMPL text and stewardship information are maintained at:
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https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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FALLBACK LICENCE: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Because PMPL-1.0-or-later is not yet recognised by the Open Source
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Initiative (OSI) or equivalent bodies, this work also carries MPL-2.0
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as its legally-recognised fallback licence.
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In any jurisdiction, platform, or context where PMPL-1.0-or-later is
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not accepted as a valid licence, or where an OSI-approved licence is
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required, this work is instead governed by the Mozilla Public License,
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Version 2.0.
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MPL-2.0 was chosen as the fallback because PMPL-1.0-or-later is
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explicitly based on and extends MPL-2.0; it is therefore the closest
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recognised equivalent to the intended licence.
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The complete MPL-2.0 text follows below.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
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means any form of the work other than Source Code Form.
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1.7. "Larger Work"
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means a work that combines Covered Software with other material, in
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means a work that combines Covered Software with other material, in
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a separate file or files, that is not Covered Software.
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1.8. "License"
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1.14. "You" (or "Your")
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means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this
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License. For legal entities, "You" includes any entity that
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controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You. For
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purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct
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or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity,
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whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than
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fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial
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means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under
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this License. For legal entities, "You" includes any entity that
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controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You.
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For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power,
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direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such
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entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more
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than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial
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2. License Grants and Conditions
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2.1. Grants
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2.3. Limitations on Grant Scope
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The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted under
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this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied from the
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distribution or licensing of Covered Software under this License.
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Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted by a
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Contributor:
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The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted
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under this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied
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from the distribution or licensing of Covered Software under this
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License. Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is
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granted by a Contributor:
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(a) for any code that a Contributor has removed from Covered Software;
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Contributions with other software (except as part of its Contributor
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(c) under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Software in the absence of
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its Contributions.
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(c) under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Software in the absence
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of its Contributions.
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This License does not grant any rights in the trademarks, service marks,
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or logos of any Contributor (except as may be necessary to comply with
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the notice requirements in Section 3.4).
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This License does not grant any rights in the trademarks, service
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marks, or logos of any Contributor (except as may be necessary to
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comply with the notice requirements in Section 3.4).
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No Contributor makes additional grants as a result of Your choice to
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distribute the Covered Software under a subsequent version of this
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License (see Section 10.2) or under the terms of a Secondary License (if
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permitted under the terms of Section 3.3).
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License (see Section 10.2) or under the terms of a Secondary License
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(if permitted under the terms of Section 3.3).
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Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 are conditions of the licenses
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Form, as described in Section 3.1, and You must inform recipients of
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the Executable Form how they can obtain a copy of such Source Code
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Form by reasonable means in a timely manner, at a charge no more
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than the cost of distribution to the recipient; and
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Form, as described in Section 3.1, and You must inform recipients
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of the Executable Form how they can obtain a copy of such Source
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Code Form by reasonable means in a timely manner, at a charge no
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the Covered Software. If the Larger Work is a combination of Covered
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Software with a work governed by one or more Secondary Licenses, and the
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Covered Software is not Incompatible With Secondary Licenses, this
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Software with a work governed by one or more Secondary Licenses, and
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the Covered Software is not Incompatible With Secondary Licenses, this
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Software. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and not on
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behalf of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear that any
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You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every Contributor for any
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liability incurred by such Contributor as a result of warranty, support,
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indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may include additional
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disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability specific to any
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jurisdiction.
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indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of
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Covered Software. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and
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not on behalf of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear
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that any such warranty, support, indemnity, or liability obligation is
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offered by You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every
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Contributor for any liability incurred by such Contributor as a result
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of warranty, support, indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may
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describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description must
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describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description
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an ongoing basis, if such Contributor fails to notify You of the
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notifies You of the non-compliance by some reasonable means, this is the
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