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Open Cognitive License v1.0

First Principle Codex OS (FPCOS) Copyright © 2024 Bunyawat Dechanon (ElmatadorZ)

Grant of Rights

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any individual, team, organization, or entity ("User") obtaining a copy of this Cognitive OS, its documentation, and associated files (the "System"), to deal in the System without restriction, including without limitation the rights to:

  • Use, copy, modify, merge, and distribute the System
  • Build derivative works, products, and services upon the System
  • Incorporate the System as a foundation layer in commercial or non-commercial products

Subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1. Attribution (All Use — Mandatory)

All use of this System must include the following attribution in a visible location:

"Built on First Principle Codex OS v1.0 by Bunyawat Dechanon (ElmatadorZ)"

2. Free Use Threshold

Use is free of charge provided:

  • Non-commercial purposes, OR
  • Commercial use with annual gross revenue below $10,000,000 USD

3. Commercial License Threshold

If the incorporating system generates annual gross revenue exceeding $10,000,000 USD, a license fee of 2% of gross annual revenue is due to the Author.

"Directly uses FPCOS as a foundational layer" means: FPCOS layers (L0–L5) or their derivatives are actively executed as part of the system's reasoning or output pipeline.

Revenue threshold is calculated on a per-product / per-service basis.

4. Modification and Derivative Works

  • Modified versions must be clearly labeled as derivatives
  • Modified versions may not claim to be FPCOS v1.0
  • Modified versions retain this license and attribution notice

5. No Sublicensing of License Terms

Users may not sublicense, re-license, or modify the terms of this license in derivative works.

Disclaimer

THE SYSTEM 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.

Use Case Fee Attribution
Personal / research / non-commercial Free Required
Commercial, revenue < $10M/year Free Required
Commercial, revenue ≥ $10M/year 2% gross revenue Required
Derivative skills/products Same terms Required

Open Cognitive License v1.0 — Bunyawat Dechanon (ElmatadorZ) — 2024