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| 1 | +# BSL 1.1 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +**Parameters** |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +* **Licensor:** Tolin Simpson |
| 6 | +* **Licensed Work:** The LLMVCS software, including the pseudocode algorithm description, JavaScript reference implementation, and associated documentation. |
| 7 | +* **Additional Use Grant:** |
| 8 | +* **1.** Free Use: You may use the Licensed Work for personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes. |
| 9 | +* **2.** Small Business Use: Commercial use is permitted for entities with an annual gross revenue of less than $1,000,000 USD. |
| 10 | +* **3.** Enterprise Sales & Royalties: If you sell a product, service, or derivative work incorporating the Licensed Work (or its logical reimplementation) to an Enterprise (any entity with $\ge$ $1,000,000 USD annual revenue), you are granted a license provided you pay the Licensor a 10% royalty of the gross sale price. |
| 11 | +* **4. Reporting & Licensing:** Any user triggering the Enterprise Sales clause must notify the Licensor privately. To do so, navigate to the Security tab of the original code repository and select "Report a vulnerability." Use this private channel to disclose sales reports and request royalty payment instructions. This keeps your business data and the Licensor's identity secure. |
| 12 | +* **Change Date:** Date 4 years from January 23, 2026 |
| 13 | +* **Change License:** MIT |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +--- |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### Terms of the Business Source License |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +**1. Grant of License.** The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create derivative works, redistribute, and use the Licensed Work subject to the restrictions below. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +**2. Restrictions.** Your use of the Licensed Work is limited by the **Additional Use Grant** above. If your use or your customer's use exceeds the limits of the Additional Use Grant (specifically regarding Enterprise sales), you must contact the Licensor to negotiate a commercial royalty or license. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +**3. Attribution.** |
| 24 | +Any derivative work, regardless of the programming language used, must include a clear attribution to the Licensor and a link to the original repository. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +**4. Change to Open Source.** |
| 27 | +On the **Change Date**, or on the tenth anniversary of the first public release of the Licensed Work (whichever is earlier), this license will automatically convert to the **Change License** specified above. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +**5. Copyright.** |
| 30 | +The Licensor retains all intellectual property rights, including copyright, in the Licensed Work and the underlying algorithmic logic described therein. |
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