# Licensing

## Open-source license

Except for third-party material and files carrying a separate license or copyright notice, the original software in axon authored by Jacob Magar or Dinglebear AI is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 only (SPDX: AGPL-3.0-only). The complete terms are in LICENSE.

This applies to revisions containing this notice. Earlier revisions remain available under the licenses under which they were originally published; those earlier grants are not revoked.

## Commercial licensing

Dinglebear-owned portions are also available under separate written commercial terms for organizations that need terms outside the AGPL. See COMMERCIAL-LICENSING.md.

Commercial terms cover only copyrights owned or controlled by Dinglebear AI. They do not relicense third-party code, dependencies, trademarks, data, artwork, or separately licensed material.

## Third-party material

Files and directories containing their own license, copyright notice, or upstream attribution remain under those original terms. Dependencies are licensed by their respective authors.

## Contributions

External code contributions must not be merged until Dinglebear AI has a contributor agreement or another documented grant permitting both AGPL and commercial distribution. Issues, bug reports, and suggestions do not transfer copyright.