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* docs(license): name the license Multica License and restore the verbatim Apache 2.0 text (MUL-5558) Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai> * docs(license): define the combined license and fix the NOTICE 4(d) claim (MUL-5558) Addresses the two must-fixes from review on #6206. Must-fix 1 — the file held Multica conditions 1-2 followed by Apache sections 1-9, and Apache section 1 defines "License" as sections 1-9 of the document. So "a copy of this License" in section 4(a) and the inbound terms in section 5 could both be read as reaching only the Apache half, leaving downstream recipients and future contributors unsure which set of terms actually binds them. Split the file into `Part I — Additional Conditions` and `Part II — Incorporated Apache License 2.0 Text` so the two "1 / 2" numberings no longer collide, and add condition 3 as the operative bridge: both parts together are the Multica License, "this License" in Part II means the whole file (naming 4(a) and 5 explicitly), Part I controls on conflict, and redistribution must deliver the complete file. Condition 2 becomes "By submitting a contribution ... you agree" instead of the non-binding "you should agree", gains 2c pinning contributions to the whole license, and drops the stale "open-source agreement" wording. The same inbound terms now also appear in CONTRIBUTING.md. Must-fix 2 — NOTICE claimed section 4(d) requires reproducing its entire contents. It does not: 4(d) covers the relevant attribution notices, and a NOTICE cannot create obligations of its own. Replaced with a statement that the file is informational and does not modify the license. Conditions 1a-1d are untouched. The Apache 2.0 text is untouched and still hashes to cfc7749b96f63bd31c3c42b5c471bf756814053e847c10f3eb003417bc523d30. Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai> --------- Co-authored-by: Bohan-J <bohan@devv.ai> Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
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# Multica License
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Multica is provided under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 —
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the complete, unmodified text of which is reproduced in Part II of this
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file — subject to the additional conditions in Part I.
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Part I and Part II together constitute the "Multica License". Neither part
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grants any rights on its own. Condition 3 states how the two parts fit
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together and what must be delivered when you redistribute.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Part I — Additional Conditions
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1. Multica may be utilized commercially, including as a backend service for
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other applications or as a task management platform for enterprises,
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subject to the following conditions:
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a. Hosted or embedded service: Unless you have obtained a commercial
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license from the producer, you may not use the Multica source code
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to provide a hosted service to third parties, or embed Multica as a
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component of a product or service that is sold, licensed, or
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otherwise commercially distributed to third parties.
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- This restriction applies to offering Multica (in whole or
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substantial part) as a SaaS platform, a managed service, or as
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an integrated component within another commercial offering.
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- Internal use within a single organization (including multiple
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workspaces) does not require a commercial license.
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b. Branding and copyright information: Unless the producer has granted
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you a written branding waiver, you may not remove or modify the
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Multica LOGO, the Multica product name, or the copyright and
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attribution information displayed by a Multica user interface.
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- User Interface Definition: For the purposes of this license, a
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"Multica user interface" means any user interface derived, in whole
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or in substantial part, from the user interface code in this
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repository. This includes the components located in the
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`apps/web/`, `apps/desktop/`, `apps/mobile/`, `packages/views/`,
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and `packages/ui/` directories when running Multica from the raw
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source code, the frontend container image (published as
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`ghcr.io/multica-ai/multica-web`) when running Multica with
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Docker, and any compiled desktop or mobile application built from
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that code. That enumeration is illustrative rather than
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exhaustive: user interface code remains covered when it is
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modified, moved, renamed, or extracted into another package or
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repository.
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- This restriction is inapplicable to uses of Multica that do not
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involve a Multica user interface, such as running only the
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`server/` backend, the daemon, or the CLI without redistributing
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or operating any Multica user interface. Such uses remain subject
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to condition (c) below.
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c. Attribution for non-interface use: If you redistribute or operate a
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product or service built on Multica's backend, daemon, or CLI
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without a Multica user interface, you must retain all copyright,
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patent, trademark, and attribution notices present in the source
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code and in the NOTICE file, and state in your user-facing
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documentation that the product is built on Multica, including a link
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to https://github.com/multica-ai/multica.
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d. Relationship between grants: A branding waiver is not a commercial
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license and does not permit any use restricted by condition (a). A
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commercial license does not by itself waive condition (b) or
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condition (c). Each grant must be obtained from the producer
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expressly and separately, and neither may be inferred from the other
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or from the producer's silence, review, or acceptance of your
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contributions.
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2. Contributions: By submitting a contribution to Multica, you agree that:
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a. The producer can adjust this Multica License to be more strict or
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relaxed as deemed necessary.
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b. Your contributed code may be used for commercial purposes, including
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but not limited to its cloud business operations.
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c. Your contribution is submitted under this Multica License as a whole,
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as described in condition 3, and not under Part II alone.
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3. Composition, precedence, and redistribution:
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a. This entire file is the Multica License. Part I (these additional
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conditions) and Part II (the incorporated Apache License, Version
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2.0) together form a single set of terms. Apart from the conditions
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stated in Part I, all other rights and restrictions follow Part II.
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b. Wherever Part II refers to "this License", that reference means the
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Multica License as a whole — Part I and Part II together — and not
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Part II in isolation. This includes the copy of the License that
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section 4(a) of Part II requires you to give to recipients, and the
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terms under which section 5 of Part II treats a contribution as
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submitted.
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c. If Part I and Part II conflict, Part I controls.
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d. If you redistribute Multica or a derivative work of it, you must
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deliver this complete file. Delivering Part II alone does not
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satisfy the Multica License or section 4(a) of Part II.
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© 2025-2026 Multica, Inc.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Part II — Incorporated Apache License 2.0 Text
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The text below is reproduced verbatim and unmodified from
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https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt. It is incorporated into
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the Multica License as described in condition 3 above.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Apache License
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