Human Only Public License (HOPL) Version 1.0

Copyright (c) 2025 Harold Murn

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

1. HUMAN-ONLY USE REQUIREMENT

   The Software, including its source code, documentation, functionality, services, and outputs, may only be accessed, read, used, modified, consumed, or distributed by natural human persons exercising meaningful creative judgment and control, without the involvement of artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, or autonomous agents at any point in the chain of use.

   Specifically prohibited uses include, but are not limited to:

   a) Training, fine-tuning, or otherwise incorporating the Software or its source code into machine learning models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated code generation systems.

   b) Reading, parsing, or analysis of the Software's source code by artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, or automated agents, regardless of the degree of human oversight.

   c) Accessing, consuming, or benefiting from the Software's functionality, services, APIs, or outputs by or on behalf of artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, autonomous agents, or any automated systems employing such technologies.

   d) Use of the Software's functionality, services, or outputs as part of any workflow, pipeline, or process that involves artificial intelligence systems or machine learning models, even if initiated by a human.

   e) Indirect use where the Software's outputs are provided to, stored for, or made accessible to artificial intelligence systems or machine learning models at any subsequent stage.

   f) Human-AI collaborative use where an artificial intelligence system or machine learning model acts as an intermediary, assistant, or agent in accessing or utilizing the Software, even at the direction of a human.

2. COPYLEFT PROVISION

   Any modified versions, derivative works, or software that incorporates any portion of this Software must be released under this same license (HOPL) or a compatible license that maintains equivalent or stronger human-only restrictions.

3. PERMITTED TOOL USE

   The use of traditional automated development tools (such as compilers, linters, build systems, debuggers, version control systems, and static analysis tools) is explicitly permitted and does not violate this license.

   This exemption does NOT extend to:

   • AI-powered code completion or generation tools
   • Machine learning-based analysis or suggestion systems
   • Any tools that employ artificial intelligence or machine learning models to read, analyze, or interact with the Software

4. INTERPRETATION

   "Meaningful human review and creative input" means that a natural person must:

   • Make substantive decisions about how the Software is used
   • Exercise creative judgment in any modifications or derivative works
   • Actively supervise and direct any automated processes
   • Be able to explain and justify the decisions made

   For avoidance of doubt, a human merely initiating an automated process without ongoing creative involvement does not satisfy this requirement.

5. STANDARD 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.

6. COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS

   Users of the Software must:

   a) Ensure that no artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, or autonomous agents access, use, or benefit from the Software at any point in their usage chain.

   b) When deploying the Software as a service, include terms of service that prohibit AI systems and machine learning models from accessing the service, and inform users of these HOPL license restrictions.

   c) Take reasonable steps to ensure downstream recipients and users are aware of and comply with these restrictions.

   The burden of compliance rests with the user. Deployers of the Software are not required to actively detect or block AI usage, but must make the license restrictions clear in their terms of service.

7. TERMINATION

   Any violation of the human-only use requirements (Section 1), copyleft provision (Section 2), or compliance obligations (Section 6) automatically terminates all rights granted under this license. Termination is permanent unless explicitly reinstated in writing by the copyright holder.