RESEARCH_LICENSE

RATA SOFTWARE LICENSE

◈ VERSION 1.0.0 ◈ RESEARCH_USE_AGREEMENT ◈

◈ PART 1 — SOFTWARE LICENSE

This license governs the use of R.A.T.A. software for research, development, and experimental purposes.

You may:

Run the software locally on your own infrastructure
Test the protocol with your own datasets
Build integrations and applications using the API
Contribute to protocol development and research

You may not:

Resell a hosted service using RATA branding without explicit permission
Claim ownership of the underlying protocol or algorithms
Attempt to bypass protocol verification safeguards
Use the protocol for malicious data obfuscation or deception

◈ PART 2 — RESEARCH USE ONLY

No commercial licensing is currently available. This is strictly a research project.

If and when R.A.T.A. becomes a stable, useful tool, a permissive open source license (MIT/Apache) will be considered. Until then, use is limited to personal experimentation and research.

"No enterprise tiers. No pricing. No production use. This is experimental code."

◈ 3. RESEARCH INTEGRITY

By using this software, you agree to:

Document findings: Share protocol behavior observations to improve the system.
Acknowledge experimental status: R.A.T.A. is research software, not production-ready infrastructure.
Respect the 0xBF constant: Use the protocol watermarking as specified.

◈ 4. DISCLAIMER

This software is provided for research purposes only. The R.A.T.A. protocol is experimental and under active development. No guarantees are made regarding data preservation, reconstruction accuracy, or system stability. Use at your own risk.

🔒 VERIFIED BY 0xBF 🔒

This software is protected by the 0xBF verification constant.

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