Pay It Forward License (PIF)

Copyright (c) [Year] [Copyright Holder]

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:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

This license includes a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated below) grant for patent claims necessarily infringed by the use of the Software or any contributions submitted to it; terminating automatically when an entity initiates patent litigation (including a cross-claim or counterclaim) alleging that the Software or any portion thereof infringes a patent.

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 non-infringement. 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.

Recipients of the Software should pay it forward by contributing to the open-source community through actions including but not limited to providing code, documentation, tutorials, guides, support, feedback, or promoting open-source projects through advocacy or related efforts that advance innovation and community growth.