License
starward is released under the MIT License, one of the most permissive open-source licenses available.
MIT License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 starward contributors
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
What This Means
You CAN:
- ✅ Use commercially — Use starward in commercial products
- ✅ Modify — Change the source code for any purpose
- ✅ Distribute — Share copies with others
- ✅ Sublicense — Grant rights to others
- ✅ Private use — Use for personal projects
You MUST:
- 📋 Include license — Include the copyright notice and license in copies
You CANNOT:
- ⚠️ Hold liable — The authors provide no warranty
Why MIT?
We chose MIT because:
- Maximum Freedom — Use starward however you want
- Commercial Friendly — No restrictions on commercial use
- Simple — Easy to understand and comply with
- Compatible — Works with almost all other licenses
Contributing
By contributing to starward, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License. See the Contributing Guide for details.
Third-Party Licenses
starward's dependencies have their own licenses:
| Package | License |
|---|---|
| click | BSD-3-Clause |
| rich | MIT |
| pytest | MIT |
| mypy | MIT |
| ruff | MIT |
All dependencies use permissive licenses compatible with MIT.
Questions?
If you have questions about the license, please open an issue.