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License FAQ

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License FAQ

Can you summarize what Companion Hub's license allows?

The license grants free rights to use, modify, and redistribute Companion Hub source code for personal or nonprofit purposes. The intent is to stay permissive for those uses while limiting commercial abuse of Companion Intelligence products.

Companion Hub uses the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. The full text is in LICENSE.md.

What freedoms do you have as a Companion Hub user?

If you use Companion Hub for personal or nonprofit purposes, you can view, modify, and redistribute the source under the same license terms, subject to the PolyForm Noncommercial restrictions.

Can I fork Companion Hub?

Yes. For noncommercial use, you can fork, modify, and redistribute Companion Hub under the same license.

Can I contribute to Companion Hub?

Yes. See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Can I sell Companion Hub?

No. Selling Companion Hub—including cloud-hosted instances, home-server or appliance hardware that ships Companion Hub or its derivatives, paid support for those products, and similar commercial offerings—is not permitted. For commercial partnership questions, email partner@companionintelligence.com.

Does this license apply to Companion Memory or Companion Portal?

No. The PolyForm Noncommercial terms cover this Hub repository only. Companion Memory, Companion Portal, and other Companion Intelligence products use separate licenses and are not open-sourced under these terms.

Unsure whether your use case is allowed?

Email support@companionintelligence.com.