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# samuel-public-license
The latest Samuel Public License (SPL)
## Quick (fun) overview
Howdy! Here's a summary of The Samuel Public License (SPL-R3):
- **Who Owns It?**
- Created by Samuel Lord in 2024.
- **What's Allowed?**
- You can use, copy, modify, and share the software with limitations.
- No need to pay for it, and you can even sell it if you want.
- **Conditions:**
- If you use it, make sure to include a copyright notice and permission info.
- **No Guarantees:**
- The software is provided as-is, without any promises of it working perfectly.
- If something goes wrong, the creators aren't responsible.
- **Contributions:**
- If you contribute to the software, you're giving up your rights to the project owner.
- But hey, you can still change what you contributed.
- **Sharing is Caring:**
- You can share and use the software's code freely, just keep the copyright and permission details.
- **Keep it Updated:**
- If you own the code, you can update it to the latest version of this license whenever you want.
Remember to code responsibly and have fun building awesome things! 🚀✨
## A more technical (boring) overview.
- **Permission Grant:**
- Individuals acquiring the Software are granted permission without charge.
- Authorized activities include (with limitations) using, copying, modifying, merging, publishing, distributing, sublicensing, and selling copies of the Software.
- Permissions extend to individuals to whom the Software is furnished, subject to specified conditions.
- **Conditions:**
- Copyright notice and permission notice must be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- **Software Warranty:**
- The Software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind.
- No liability for claims, damages, or other liabilities, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from the use or connection with the Software.
- **Contributions:**
- Contributors irrevocably assign all rights, titles, and interests in their contributions to the project owner(s).
- Assignment includes intellectual property rights such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
- Contributors acknowledge and consent to relinquishing any further claim, right, or interest in their contributions.
- Contributors retain the right to modify their contributions.
- **Reuse and Redistribution:**
- Reuse and redistribution of executable binaries and source code are permitted.
- Contingent upon inclusion of the copyright notice and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- Explicit acknowledgment and agreement that the owner(s) retain ownership rights over the source code.
- **License Update:**
- The owner of the code is granted authority to update their copy of The Samuel Public License (SPL) to the latest revision.
- Update may be undertaken at the owner's discretion to align with subsequent revisions made to The Samuel Public License.