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54 lines
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DEAD COMMUNITY LICENSE v1.0
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Copyright (c) [YEAR] [OWNER]
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With blessings from the dead community.
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Preamble
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This license is a permissive, with one twist: every project must have an end. "Death" here means an explicit end-of-life (EOL) state, public and honest. No malware, no destruction of data-just the discipline to let things die, be archived, and, if needed, be reborn under a new name.
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1. Definitions
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1.1 "Software" means this source code and accompanying documentation.
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1.2 "Original Name" means the name under which the Software was first publicly released.
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1.3 "First Public Release" means the earliest public commit/tag/release of the Software.
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1.4 "Notice" means a file named NOTICE or DEAD.md at the repository root.
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1.5 "Death" means the earlier of:
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(a) the ISO-8601 date specified in the Notice as `DEAD-UNTIL`, or
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(b) 00:00:00 UTC on the 1024th day after the First Public Release.
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1.6 "Derivative Work" means any work based on or incorporating the Software.
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2. Permission Grant
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Software, to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the Conditions below.
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3. Conditions
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3.1 Attribution. The above copyright notice and this license shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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3.2 Notice File. Public distributions SHALL include a Notice containing at least:
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- PROJECT: [Original Name]
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- ANCESTOR: [optional URL/reference]
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- DEAD-UNTIL: [YYYY-MM-DD] (optional; if omitted, the 1024-day default applies)
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- MANIFEST: the dead community manifesto (quoted or linked)
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3.3 Death Requirement (EOL Discipline).
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On and after Death:
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(i) You MUST NOT represent the Software as maintained, supported, or "official".
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(ii) Any public repo or site MUST conspicuously mark the project as DEAD/UNMAINTAINED and retain the Notice.
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(iii) If hosted in a VCS, you MUST either archive/lock the repository OR clearly state that issues/PRs are not triaged.
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(iv) You MAY continue private use without restriction.
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3.4 Reanimation Clause (Forks After Death).
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After Death, you MAY create and distribute a Derivative Work provided that you:
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(i) rename the project (no confusion with the Original Name),
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(ii) remove any trademarks/logos of the Original Name,
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(iii) keep attribution to the Original Name and this license,
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(iv) include a new Notice for the Derivative Work with its own DEAD-UNTIL (or accept a new 1024-day default).
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3.5 No Immortality Claims. You MUST NOT extend or erase the Original Name's Death by altering the Notice retroactively. Derivatives get their own lifespan as per 3.4(iv).
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3.6 No Trademark Rights. This license does not grant trademark rights; names, logos, or marks require separate permission.
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4. Disclaimer
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THE SOFTWARE 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 NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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5. Rituals (Non-Binding, Ceremonial)
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The dead community encourages-without creating obligations-the following rites: periodic self-review, confession of bugs, sacrifices to the realm of fractals, and humility before the mushroom gaze. These are cultural signals, not legal terms.
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6. Severability
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If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
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- End of License -
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