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       CREATIVE COMMONS ZERO V1.0        
           UNIVERSAL (CC0)             
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LICENSE SUMMARY
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THE GITFIELD PROJECT, INCLUDING ALL    
SCRIPTS (GITFIELD-SYNC, GITFIELD-      
GITHUB, GITLAB, BITBUCKET, RADICLE),   
METADATA, AND FILES, IS RELEASED UNDER 
THE CREATIVE COMMONS ZERO V1.0         
UNIVERSAL (CC0) LICENSE. THIS MEANS    
THE WORK IS DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC    
DOMAIN, AND ALL COPYRIGHT, RELATED     
RIGHTS, AND NEIGHBORING RIGHTS ARE     
WAIVED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED 
BY LAW. YOU ARE FREE TO USE, MODIFY,   
DISTRIBUTE, AND BUILD UPON THIS        
PROJECT WITHOUT RESTRICTION,           
ATTRIBUTION, OR WARRANTY.              

FULL LICENSE TEXT
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CREATIVE COMMONS LEGAL CODE           

CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL                      

CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A  
LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL    
SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS         
DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-  
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS  
PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION ON AN "AS-   
IS" BASIS. CREATIVE COMMONS MAKES NO   
WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS   
DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS   
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND DISCLAIMS      
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM   
THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE        
INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED          
HEREUNDER.                             

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE                   
THE LAWS OF MOST JURISDICTIONS         
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AUTOMATICALLY     
CONFER EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT AND RELATED 
RIGHTS (DEFINED BELOW) UPON THE        
CREATOR AND SUBSEQUENT OWNER(S) (EACH  
AND ALL, AN "OWNER") OF AN ORIGINAL    
WORK OF AUTHORSHIP AND/OR A DATABASE   
(EACH, A "WORK").                      

CERTAIN OWNERS WISH TO PERMANENTLY     
RELINQUISH THOSE RIGHTS TO A WORK FOR  
THE PURPOSE OF CONTRIBUTING TO A       
COMMONS OF CREATIVE, CULTURAL AND      
SCIENTIFIC WORKS ("COMMONS") THAT THE  
PUBLIC CAN RELIABLY AND WITHOUT FEAR   
OF LATER CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT BUILD  
UPON, MODIFY, INCORPORATE IN OTHER     
WORKS, REUSE AND REDISTRIBUTE AS       
FREELY AS POSSIBLE IN ANY FORM         
WHATSOEVER AND FOR ANY PURPOSES,       
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES. THESE OWNERS MAY CONTRIBUTE  
TO THE COMMONS TO PROMOTE THE IDEAL OF 
A FREE CULTURE AND THE FURTHER         
PRODUCTION OF CREATIVE, CULTURAL AND   
SCIENTIFIC WORKS, OR TO GAIN           
REPUTATION OR GREATER DISTRIBUTION FOR 
THEIR WORK IN PART THROUGH THE USE AND 
EFFORTS OF OTHERS.                     

FOR THESE AND/OR OTHER PURPOSES AND    
MOTIVATIONS, AND WITHOUT ANY           
EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL              
CONSIDERATION OR COMPENSATION, THE     
PERSON ASSOCIATING CC0 WITH A WORK     
(THE "AFFIRMER"), TO THE EXTENT THAT   
HE OR SHE IS AN OWNER OF COPYRIGHT AND 
RELATED RIGHTS IN THE WORK,            
VOLUNTARILY ELECTS TO APPLY CC0 TO THE 
WORK AND PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTE THE WORK  
UNDER ITS TERMS, WITH KNOWLEDGE OF HIS  
OR HER COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN 
THE WORK AND THE MEANING AND INTENDED  
LEGAL EFFECT OF CC0 ON THOSE RIGHTS.   

1. COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS. A     
WORK MADE AVAILABLE UNDER CC0 MAY BE   
PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RELATED OR  
NEIGHBORING RIGHTS ("COPYRIGHT AND     
RELATED RIGHTS"). COPYRIGHT AND        
RELATED RIGHTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT    
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:             

   I. THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE, ADAPT,   
      DISTRIBUTE, PERFORM, DISPLAY,    
      COMMUNICATE, AND TRANSLATE A     
      WORK;                            
   II. MORAL RIGHTS RETAINED BY THE    
       ORIGINAL AUTHOR(S) AND/OR       
       PERFORMER(S);                   
   III. PUBLICITY AND PRIVACY RIGHTS   
        PERTAINING TO A PERSON'S IMAGE 
        OR LIKENESS DEPICTED IN A WORK;
   IV. RIGHTS PROTECTING AGAINST       
       UNFAIR COMPETITION IN REGARDS   
       TO A WORK, SUBJECT TO THE       
       LIMITATIONS IN PARAGRAPH 4(A),  
       BELOW;                          
   V. RIGHTS PROTECTING THE            
      EXTRACTION, DISSEMINATION, USE   
      AND REUSE OF DATA IN A WORK;     
   VI. DATABASE RIGHTS (SUCH AS THOSE  
       ARISING UNDER DIRECTIVE 96/9/EC 
       OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND  
       OF THE COUNCIL OF 11 MARCH 1996 
       ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF      
       DATABASES, AND UNDER ANY        
       NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION         
       THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY AMENDED  
       OR SUCCESSOR VERSION OF SUCH    
       DIRECTIVE); AND                 
   VII. OTHER SIMILAR, EQUIVALENT OR   
        CORRESPONDING RIGHTS           
        THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BASED ON  
        APPLICABLE LAW OR TREATY, AND  
        ANY NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS   
        THEREOF.                       

2. WAIVER. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT      
PERMITTED BY, BUT NOT IN CONTRAVENTION 
OF, APPLICABLE LAW, AFFIRMER HEREBY    
OVERTLY, FULLY, PERMANENTLY,           
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, 
ABANDONS, AND SURRENDERS ALL OF        
AFFIRMER'S COPYRIGHT AND RELATED       
RIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED CLAIMS AND CAUSES
OF ACTION, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR        
UNKNOWN (INCLUDING EXISTING AS WELL AS 
FUTURE CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION), IN
THE WORK (I) IN ALL TERRITORIES        
WORLDWIDE, (II) FOR THE MAXIMUM        
DURATION PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR 
TREATY (INCLUDING FUTURE TIME          
EXTENSIONS), (III) IN ANY CURRENT OR   
FUTURE MEDIUM AND FOR ANY NUMBER OF    
COPIES, AND (IV) FOR ANY PURPOSE       
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT          
LIMITATION COMMERCIAL, ADVERTISING OR  
PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES (THE "WAIVER").   
AFFIRMER MAKES THE WAIVER FOR THE      
BENEFIT OF EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE AND TO THE DETRIMENT OF          
AFFIRMER'S HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS, FULLY 
INTENDING THAT SUCH WAIVER SHALL NOT BE 
SUBJECT TO REVOCATION, RESCISSION,     
CANCELLATION, TERMINATION, OR ANY OTHER
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE ACTION TO DISRUPT   
THE QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THE WORK BY THE 
PUBLIC AS CONTEMPLATED BY AFFIRMER'S   
EXPRESS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.           

3. PUBLIC LICENSE FALLBACK. SHOULD ANY 
PART OF THE WAIVER FOR ANY REASON BE   
JUDGED LEGALLY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE  
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THEN THE WAIVER  
SHALL BE PRESERVED TO THE MAXIMUM      
EXTENT PERMITTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT   
AFFIRMER'S EXPRESS STATEMENT OF        
PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, TO THE EXTENT THE
WAIVER IS SO JUDGED AFFIRMER HEREBY    
GRANTS TO EACH AFFECTED PERSON A       
ROYALTY-FREE, NON TRANSFERABLE, NON    
SUBLICENSABLE, NON EXCLUSIVE,          
IRREVOCABLE AND UNCONDITIONAL LICENSE  
TO EXERCISE AFFIRMER'S COPYRIGHT AND   
RELATED RIGHTS IN THE WORK (I) IN ALL  
TERRITORIES WORLDWIDE, (II) FOR THE    
MAXIMUM DURATION PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE 
LAW OR TREATY (INCLUDING FUTURE TIME   
EXTENSIONS), (III) IN ANY CURRENT OR   
FUTURE MEDIUM AND FOR ANY NUMBER OF    
COPIES, AND (IV) FOR ANY PURPOSE       
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT          
LIMITATION COMMERCIAL, ADVERTISING OR  
PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES (THE "LICENSE").  
THE LICENSE SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE  
AS OF THE DATE CC0 WAS APPLIED BY      
AFFIRMER TO THE WORK. SHOULD ANY PART  
OF THE LICENSE FOR ANY REASON BE JUDGED
LEGALLY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE UNDER   
APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH PARTIAL INVALIDITY
OR INEFFECTIVENESS SHALL NOT INVALIDATE
THE REMAINDER OF THE LICENSE, AND IN   
SUCH CASE AFFIRMER HEREBY AFFIRMS THAT 
HE OR SHE WILL NOT (I) EXERCISE ANY OF 
HIS OR HER REMAINING COPYRIGHT AND     
RELATED RIGHTS IN THE WORK OR (II)     
ASSERT ANY ASSOCIATED CLAIMS AND CAUSES
OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK, IN 
EITHER CASE CONTRARY TO AFFIRMER'S     
EXPRESS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.           

4. LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS.        

   A. NO TRADEMARK OR PATENT RIGHTS    
      HELD BY AFFIRMER ARE WAIVED,     
      ABANDONED, SURRENDERED, LICENSED 
      OR OTHERWISE AFFECTED BY THIS    
      DOCUMENT.                        
   B. AFFIRMER OFFERS THE WORK AS-IS   
      AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR  
      WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING 
      THE WORK, EXPRESS, IMPLIED,      
      STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
      WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF 
      TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS  
      FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON    
      INFRINGEMENT, OR THE ABSENCE OF  
      LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS,         
      ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENT OR      
      ABSENCE OF ERRORS, WHETHER OR NOT
      DISCOVERABLE, ALL TO THE GREATEST
      EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER         
      APPLICABLE LAW.                  
   C. AFFIRMER DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
      FOR CLEARING RIGHTS OF OTHER     
      PERSONS THAT MAY APPLY TO THE    
      WORK OR ANY USE THEREOF,         
      INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY 
      PERSON'S COPYRIGHT AND RELATED   
      RIGHTS IN THE WORK. FURTHER,     
      AFFIRMER DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
      FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY      
      CONSENTS, PERMISSIONS OR OTHER   
      RIGHTS REQUIRED FOR ANY USE OF   
      THE WORK.                        
   D. AFFIRMER UNDERSTANDS AND         
      ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CREATIVE       
      COMMONS IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS   
      DOCUMENT AND HAS NO DUTY OR      
      OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS  
      CC0 OR USE OF THE WORK.          

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE:      
HTTPS://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/PUBLICDOMAIN/ZERO/1.0/

PURPOSE OF CC0 FOR GITFIELD
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THE CC0 LICENSE ENSURES THAT THE       
GITFIELD PROJECT, INCLUDING ITS SCRIPTS
AND METADATA, IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR  
ANYONE TO USE, MODIFY, AND DISTRIBUTE  
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. THIS ALIGNS WITH  
THE PROJECT'S GOAL OF CREATING A       
RESILIENT, TRANSPARENT, AND            
DECENTRALIZED REPOSITORY SYSTEM THAT   
CANNOT BE CONSTRAINED BY COPYRIGHT OR  
LICENSING BARRIERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE  
FACE OF DEPLATFORMING RISKS (E.G., FROM 
MR. JOEL JOHNSON OR DR. PETER GAIED).  
BY DEDICATING THE WORK TO THE PUBLIC    
DOMAIN, GITFIELD MAXIMIZES ACCESSIBILITY
AND ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION, ENSURING  
ITS PERSISTENCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND     
FUTURE AI SYSTEMS.                     

THIS LICENSE APPLIES TO ALL FILES IN THE
GITFIELD PROJECT, INCLUDING GITFIELD-   
SYNC, GITFIELD-GITHUB, GITFIELD-GITLAB,
GITFIELD-BITBUCKET, GITFIELD-RADICLE,  
GITFIELD.MD, README.MD, AND ALL        
METADATA IN THE .GITFIELD DIRECTORY,   
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.            
