# PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0

<https://polyformproject.org/licenses/shield/1.0.0>

## Acceptance

In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree to
them as both strict obligations and conditions to all your licenses.

## Copyright License

The licensor grants you a copyright license for the software to do
everything you might do with the software that would otherwise
infringe the licensor's copyright in it for any permitted purpose.
However, you may only distribute the software according to
[Distribution License](#distribution-license) and make changes or
new works based on the software according to
[Changes and New Works License](#changes-and-new-works-license).

## Distribution License

The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to distribute
copies of the software. Your license to distribute covers distributing
the software with changes and new works permitted by
[Changes and New Works License](#changes-and-new-works-license).

## Notices

You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of the
software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the URL for
them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines beginning
with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided with the
software. For example:

Required Notice: Copyright 2024-2026 Daniel J. Mazure
(https://rigtich.com)

## Changes and New Works License

The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to make
changes and new works based on the software for any permitted
purpose.

## Patent License

The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that
covers patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able to
license, that you would infringe by using the software.

## Noncompete

Any purpose is a permitted purpose, except for providing any product
that competes with the software or any product the licensor or any
of its affiliates provides using the software.

## Competition

Goods and services compete even when they provide functionality
through different kinds of interfaces or for different technical
platforms. Applications can compete with services, libraries with
plugins, frameworks with development tools, and so on, even if
they're written in different programming languages or for different
computer architectures. Goods and services compete even when provided
free of charge. If you market a product as a practical substitute
for the software or another product, it definitely competes.

## New Products

If you are using the software to provide a product that does not
compete, but the licensor or any of its affiliates brings your
product into competition by providing a new version of the software
or another product using the software, you may continue using
versions of the software available under these terms beforehand to
provide your competing product, but not any later versions.

## Discontinued Products

You may begin using the software to compete with a product or
service that the licensor or any of its affiliates has stopped
providing, unless the licensor includes a plain-text line beginning
with `Licensor Line of Business:` with the software that mentions
that line of business. For example:

Licensor Line of Business: RouteRTL FPGA SDK
(https://rigtich.com)

## Sales of Business

If the licensor or any of its affiliates sells a line of business
developing the software or using the software to provide a product,
the buyer can also enforce [Noncompete](#noncompete) for that
product.

## Fair Use

You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the law. These
terms do not limit them.

## No Other Rights

These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of your
licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from granting
licenses to anyone else. These terms do not imply any other licenses.

## Patent Defense

If you make any written claim that the software infringes or
contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license for
the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If your
company makes such a claim, your patent license ends immediately
for work on behalf of your company.

## Violations

The first time you are notified in writing that you have violated
any of these terms, or done anything with the software not covered
by your licenses, your licenses can nonetheless continue if you
come into full compliance with these terms, and take practical steps
to correct past violations, within 32 days of receiving notice.
Otherwise, all your licenses end immediately.

## No Liability

As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without any
warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable to you
for any damages arising out of these terms or the use or nature of
the software, under any kind of legal claim.

## Definitions

The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these terms,
and the **software** is the software the licensor makes available
under these terms.

A **product** can be a good or service, or a combination of them.

**You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these terms.

**Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship, or other
kind of organization that you work for, plus all its affiliates.

**Affiliates** means the other organizations than an organization
has control over, is under the control of, or is under common
control with.

**Control** means ownership of substantially all the assets of an
entity, or the power to direct its management and policies by vote,
contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.

**Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the
software under these terms.

**Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one of
your licenses.
