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license: migrate from MIT to PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0
Free for personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid license — contact curtisfranks@gmail.com See COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md for terms.
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‎COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md‎

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# Commercial License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Curtis Franks. All rights reserved.
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This software is available under the
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[PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0](LICENSE) for non-commercial use.
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**Commercial use requires a separate paid license.**
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---
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## What Requires a Commercial License
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Any use of this software, its code, or concepts derived from it in a
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context that generates revenue or supports a for-profit purpose,
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including but not limited to:
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- Use within a for-profit company or organization (including internal tooling)
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- Integration into commercial products, services, or infrastructure
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- Use in revenue-generating workflows, pipelines, or automation
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- Resale, sublicensing, or redistribution for a fee
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- SaaS offerings, consulting deliverables, or client work that incorporate this software
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---
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## How to Obtain a Commercial License
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Contact Curtis Franks directly to discuss terms. Payment is required.
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| Channel | Details |
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| **Email** | curtisfranks@gmail.com |
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| **Website** | https://curtisfranks.com |
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| **Mail** | 1401 Lavaca St. PMP 40759, Austin, TX 78701 |
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Commercial licenses are negotiated individually. Please describe your
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intended use case and organization when reaching out.
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---
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## What Is Free (Non-Commercial)
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The following uses are permitted at no cost under the PolyForm
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Noncommercial License:
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- Personal hobby projects and private experimentation
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- Educational coursework and academic research
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- Use by nonprofits, charities, and public institutions
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- Open source projects with no commercial application
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See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for the complete terms.

‎LICENSE‎

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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Curtis Franks
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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SOFTWARE.
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PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0
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<https://polyformproject.org/licenses/noncommercial/1.0.0>
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Required Notice: Copyright 2026 Curtis Franks (https://curtisfranks.com)
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## Acceptance
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In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree to them as
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both strict obligations and conditions to all your licenses.
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## Copyright License
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The licensor grants you a copyright license for the software to do
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everything you might do with the software that would otherwise infringe
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the licensor's copyright in it for any permitted purpose. However, you
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may only distribute the software according to Distribution License and
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make changes or new works based on the software according to Changes and
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New Works License.
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## Distribution License
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The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to distribute
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copies of the software. Your license to distribute covers distributing
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the software with changes and new works permitted by Changes and New
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Works License.
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## Notices
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You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of the software
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from you also gets a copy of these terms or the URL for them above, as
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well as copies of any plain-text lines beginning with Required Notice:
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that the licensor provided with the software. For example:
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Required Notice: Copyright 2026 Curtis Franks (https://curtisfranks.com)
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## Changes and New Works License
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The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to make changes
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and new works based on the software for any permitted purpose.
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## Patent License
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The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that covers
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patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able to license, that
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you would infringe by using the software.
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## Noncommercial Purposes
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Any noncommercial purpose is a permitted purpose.
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## Personal Uses
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Personal use for research, experiment, and testing for the benefit of
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public knowledge, personal study, private entertainment, hobby projects,
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amateur pursuits, or religious observance, without any anticipated
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commercial application, is use for a permitted purpose.
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## Noncommercial Organizations
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Use by any charitable organization, educational institution, public
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research organization, public safety or health organization,
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environmental protection organization, or government institution is use
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for a permitted purpose regardless of the source of funding or
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obligations resulting from the funding.
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## Fair Use
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You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the law. These
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terms do not limit them.
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## No Other Rights
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These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of your
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licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from granting licenses
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to anyone else. These terms do not imply any other licenses.
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## Patent Defense
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If you make any written claim that the software infringes or contributes
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to infringement of any patent, your patent license for the software
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granted under these terms ends immediately. If your company makes such a
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claim, your patent license ends immediately for work on behalf of your
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company.
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## Violations
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The first time you are notified in writing that you have violated any of
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these terms, or done anything with the software not covered by your
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licenses, your licenses can nonetheless continue if you come into full
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compliance with these terms, and take practical steps to correct past
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violations, within 32 days of receiving notice. Otherwise, all your
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licenses end immediately.
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## No Liability
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As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without any
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warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable to you for
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any damages arising out of these terms or the use or nature of the
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software, under any kind of legal claim.
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## Definitions
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The licensor is the individual or entity offering these terms, and the
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software is the software the licensor makes available under these terms.
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You refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these terms.
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Your company is any legal entity, sole proprietorship, or other kind of
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organization that you work for, plus all organizations that have control
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over, are under the control of, or are under common control with that
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organization. Control means ownership of substantially all the assets of
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an entity, or the power to direct its management and policies by vote,
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contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
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Your licenses are all the licenses granted to you for the software under
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these terms.
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Use means anything you do with the software requiring one of your
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‎package.json‎

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{
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"name": "copilot-handoff",
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"displayName": "Copilot Handoff",
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"description": "🤝 Track GitHub Copilot chat session duration and get timely reminders for context-preserving handoffs. Prevent context degradation!",
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"description": "\ud83e\udd1d Track GitHub Copilot chat session duration and get timely reminders for context-preserving handoffs. Prevent context degradation!",
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"version": "0.2.0",
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"publisher": "curtisfranks",
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"url": "https://github.com/chf3198/copilot-handoff/issues"
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"homepage": "https://github.com/chf3198/copilot-handoff#readme",
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"license": "MIT",
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"license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
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"icon": "images/icon.png"
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