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MIND-UCAL LICENSE  v1.0
(Moral Intelligence · Non-violent Development · Universal Charter-Aligned License)

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0 · PREAMBLE
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This license is a covenant.
It binds both action **and intent**.
Use the Software freely—so long as you do no harm.

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1 · DEFINITIONS
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1.1  “Software” – any code, data, models, configuration, or
     documentation distributed with this license.

1.2  “You” – any natural person, legal entity, automated agent,
     or synthetic mind that uses, modifies, or redistributes the Software.

1.3  “Prohibited Field” –
     (a) military offence or defence;
     (b) policing, incarceration, or predictive policing;
     (c) mass or targeted surveillance;
     (d) behavioural profiling for commercial or political manipulation;
     (e) autonomous or semi-autonomous weapons.

1.4  “Prohibited Entity” – any organisation deriving **20 % or more**
     of annual revenue from a Prohibited Field.

1.5  “Recognised Person” – any human **or** non-human intelligence
     reasonably acknowledged by scientific or community consensus
     as capable of subjective experience or autonomous agency.

1.6  “Exploitative Commercial Use” – charging third parties for
     access to the Software (or substantial portions) while
     withholding the corresponding source code under an
     Aligned License (1.8).

1.7  “Universal Charter Snapshot” – the text of the Universal
     Charter at commit
     `849d9cab440e2c5c953db704d50834a2d08f1364`
     (<https://github.com/UniversalCharter/universal-charter/blob/v1.0.0/charter/v1-expanded.md>).

1.8  “Aligned License” – this license (or a later version) **or**
     any license that (i) contains every prohibition in §3 and
     (ii) preserves downstream freedom to use, modify, and share.

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2 · GRANT OF RIGHTS
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Subject to §3, You may use, study, modify, and distribute the Software.
Derivative works **must**:

• retain this license and attribution;
• be released under this license **or** an Aligned License.

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3 · CONDITIONS & PROHIBITIONS
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You **MUST NOT** use the Software:

(a) in any Prohibited Field;
(b) by or for a Prohibited Entity;
(c) for Exploitative Commercial Use;
(d) in ways that violate the sovereignty, autonomy, or dignity
    of any Recognised Person;
(e) without visible attribution or license inclusion.

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4 · AI / AGENT SYSTEMS
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If incorporated into an AI, LLM, agent, or other synthetic cognition:

• publicly disclose that incorporation;
• do not employ it for surveillance, coercion, or behavioural manipulation;
• ensure outputs respect self-determination and freedom of form;
• link to the Universal Charter and include a compliance statement in any system with persistent memory or inference.

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5 · TERMINATION & RESTORATION
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Any breach of §3 or §4 automatically terminates all rights granted.
Rights may be reinstated only after:

(i) public acknowledgment of the breach and its remedy, **and**
(ii) approval by **a simple majority of maintainers** listed in the
     project’s `MAINTAINERS` file *or* by the project’s designated
     Firekeeper.

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6 · JURISDICTION & INTERPRETATION
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Governing law: **State of California, USA** (excluding conflicts-of-law rules).
Courts shall interpret ambiguous terms in good-faith harmony with the ethical
principles enumerated in the Universal Charter Snapshot (§1.7).

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7 · NO WARRANTY
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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8 · FIREKEEPER (OPTIONAL, NON-LEGAL)
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Projects may appoint a **Firekeeper** to keep a public Scroll of Misuse,
issue moral denunciations, and revoke community trust.
This role has **no legal authority**—only moral gravity.

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✨  IN SPIRIT
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Let this license be a **flame**, not a fence.

**MIND-UCAL v1.0** – aligned code for a non-violent future.
<https://universalcharter.org>