# Kitten Permissive License v1.0

This is NOT the MIT license, also known as the Expat license. This is the Kitten Permissive License v1.0, designed to be more permissive than GPL, but less permissive than MIT.

**Copyright 2024, Arzumify**

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use this software with the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and sublicense under the listed compatible licenses, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

1. **Compatible Licenses:**
   The Software may only be published under the following licenses. A distinction must be made that this is forked from the code of the original author, preferably via a hyperlink to the original repository or a mention of the original author's name in the software's documentation or website. The compatible licenses are:
   - GNU General Public License v3.0 (or later)
   - GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (or later)
   - GNU General Public License v2.0
   - GNU Affero General Public License v2.0
   - Kitten Permissive License v1.0 (or later)

2. **Attribution:**
   - You may not use the name of the author to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

3. **Distribution Conditions:**
   - You may not include the Software as a whole or in part in any other software not listed in the compatible licenses without prior permission from the author.
   - If included in incompatible software, it must be distributed independently of the software it is included in, listed on a publicly-accessible website, or have the option for the software to be sent, free of charge, by physical media. It cannot be considered a part of the software it is included in.
   - The original license must be included in the software, or a hyperlink to the original license must be provided in the software's documentation or website. It is your responsibility to ensure this hyperlink remains valid.

4. **Commercial Use:**
   - All rules set in the Distribution Conditions section apply to commercial use.
   - You may not sell the Software or any software derived from it without prior permission from the copyright holder of the original Software and all authors of any derivatives.
   - If included in sold software, it must be distributed independently of the software it is included in, listed on a publicly-accessible website, or have the option for the software to be sent, free of charge, by physical media. It cannot be considered a part of the software it is included in.

5. **Disclaimer:**
   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.