# License

project-guides is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

## Apache License 2.0

```
Copyright 2024 Pointmatic

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
```

## What This Means

The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open source license that allows you to:

### ✅ Permitted

- **Use** - Use the software for any purpose
- **Modify** - Modify the source code
- **Distribute** - Distribute original or modified versions
- **Sublicense** - Grant sublicenses to the software
- **Commercial Use** - Use the software commercially
- **Patent Grant** - Receive an express grant of patent rights

### 📋 Conditions

- **License and Copyright Notice** - Include the license and copyright notice with the software
- **State Changes** - Document significant changes made to the software
- **Disclaimer** - Include the license's disclaimer of warranty

### ❌ Limitations

- **Liability** - The license includes a limitation of liability
- **Warranty** - The software is provided without warranty
- **Trademark** - The license does not grant trademark rights

## Full License Text

The complete Apache License 2.0 text is available in the [LICENSE](https://github.com/pointmatic/project-guides/blob/main/LICENSE) file in the repository.

## Third-Party Licenses

project-guides depends on the following open source packages:

- **click** - BSD-3-Clause License
- **PyYAML** - MIT License
- **packaging** - Apache-2.0 or BSD-2-Clause License

## Contributing

By contributing to project-guides, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

See [Contributing Guide](../developer-guide/contributing.md) for more information.

## Questions

For questions about licensing, please open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/pointmatic/project-guides/issues).
