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License

The LocalM™ AiD Framework is provided under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0).

LICENSE Mozilla Public License 2.0
SCOPE AI-Assisted Development Governance
COPYRIGHT © 2025 Nilay Parikh

Important Notice

This framework is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind.

The LocalM™ AiD Framework provides Enterprise Architecture Principles for AI Coding Agent Operations and AI-Assisted Software Development Governance. It is intended as guidance only and should be adapted to your organization’s specific needs.

What This License Means

The MPL 2.0 is a permissive open-source license that allows you to:

Permission Description
✅ Use Freely Use the framework in any organization
✅ Modify Adapt principles to your needs
✅ Distribute Share with others
✅ Commercial Use Use in commercial settings
✅ Create Derivative Work Build upon this framework

Requirements

Requirement Description
📋 Preserve License Include this license in distributions
📋 Attribution Credit LocalM™ AiD Framework, Nilay Parikh, and localm.ai
📋 Share Modifications Modified files must be shared under MPL 2.0

Full License Text

Mozilla Public License Version 2.0

1. Definitions

1.1. “Contributor” means each individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to the creation of, or owns Covered Software.

1.2. “Contributor Version” means the combination of the Contributions of others (if any) used by a Contributor and that particular Contributor’s Contribution.

1.3. “Contribution” means Covered Software of a particular Contributor.

1.4. “Covered Software” means Source Code Form to which the initial Contributor has attached the notice in Exhibit A, the Executable Form of such Source Code Form, and Modifications of such Source Code Form, in each case including portions thereof.

1.5. “Incompatible With Secondary Licenses” means

(a) that the initial Contributor has attached the notice described in Exhibit B to the Covered Software; or

(b) that the Covered Software was made available under the terms of version 1.1 or earlier of the License, but not also under the terms of a Secondary License.

1.6. “Executable Form” means any form of the work other than Source Code Form.

1.7. “Larger Work” means a work that combines Covered Software with other material, in a separate file or files, that is not Covered Software.

1.8. “License” means this document.

1.9. “Licensable” means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible, whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently, any and all of the rights conveyed by this License.

1.10. “Modifications” means any of the following:

(a) any file in Source Code Form that results from an addition to, deletion from, or modification of the contents of Covered Software; or

(b) any new file in Source Code Form that contains any Covered Software.

1.11. “Patent Claims” of a Contributor means any patent claim(s), including without limitation, method, process, and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by such Contributor that would be infringed, but for the grant of the License, by the making, using, selling, offering for sale, having made, import, or transfer of either its Contributions or its Contributor Version.

1.12. “Secondary License” means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, the GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3.0, or any later versions of those licenses.

1.13. “Source Code Form” means the form of the work preferred for making modifications.

1.14. “You” (or “Your”) means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this License.

2. License Grants and Conditions

2.1. Grants

Each Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license:

(a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark) Licensable by such Contributor to use, reproduce, make available, modify, display, perform, distribute, and otherwise exploit its Contributions, either on an unmodified basis, with Modifications, or as part of a Larger Work; and

(b) under Patent Claims of such Contributor to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have made, import, and otherwise transfer either its Contributions or its Contributor Version.

2.2. Effective Date

The licenses granted in Section 2.1 with respect to any Contribution become effective for each Contribution on the date the Contributor first distributes such Contribution.

2.3. Limitations on Grant Scope

The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted under this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied from the distribution or licensing of Covered Software under this License.

2.4. Subsequent Licenses

No Contributor makes additional grants as a result of Your choice to distribute the Covered Software under a subsequent version of this License or under the terms of a Secondary License.

2.5. Representation

Each Contributor represents that the Contributor believes its Contributions are its original creation(s) or it has sufficient rights to grant the rights to its Contributions conveyed by this License.

2.6. Fair Use

This License is not intended to limit any rights You have under applicable copyright doctrines of fair use, fair dealing, or other equivalents.

2.7. Conditions

Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 are conditions of the licenses granted in Section 2.1.

3. Responsibilities

3.1. Distribution of Source Form

All distribution of Covered Software in Source Code Form, including any Modifications that You create or to which You contribute, must be under the terms of this License.

3.2. Distribution of Executable Form

If You distribute Covered Software in Executable Form then:

(a) such Covered Software must also be made available in Source Code Form; and

(b) You may distribute such Executable Form under the terms of this License, or sublicense it under different terms.

3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work

You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms of Your choice, provided that You also comply with the requirements of this License for the Covered Software.

3.4. Notices

You may not remove or alter the substance of any license notices contained within the Source Code Form.

3.5. Application of Additional Terms

You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Software.

4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation

If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Covered Software due to statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must:

(a) comply with the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible; and

(b) describe the limitations and the code they affect.

5. Termination

5.1. The rights granted under this License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of its terms.

5.2. If You initiate litigation against any entity asserting that a Covered Software infringes any patent, then your rights under this License terminate.

6. Disclaimer of Warranty

COVERED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE COVERED SOFTWARE IS FREE OF DEFECTS, MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING.

7. Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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