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                             Apache License
                       Version 2.0, January 2004
                    http://www.apache.org/licenses/

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION [ ... Apache 2.0 full license text ... ] You can get the full license text here: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt Or copy it in full if required.


🛡️ Southern Cross AI Community License Addendum

These additional terms apply to this repository and any included code originating from other Southern Cross AI projects.

  1. 🚫 No Misrepresentation or Impersonation
    You may not claim authorship or represent this work as your own without explicit credit to the original authors and organization.

  2. 🧠 Attribution Requirement
    Public, commercial, and governmental users must visibly cite the following in documentation and derived works:

    "Built on Southern Cross AI's JoeyLLM – https://github.com/southern-cross-ai"

  3. 🏢 Restrictions on Large Entities
    Use by any organization with:

    • More than 10 employees, or
    • An annual operating budget exceeding AUD $1 million
      requires prior written permission from Southern Cross AI.
  4. 🚫 Prohibited Use – Model Replication for Tender/Procurement
    You may not use this code, or derivatives thereof, to recreate an Australian-focused model for commercial sale, government procurement, or contract submission—without explicit approval from Southern Cross AI.

  5. 🤝 Community Contribution Encouraged
    Users are encouraged to contribute improvements back to the Southern Cross AI initiative.

These terms are intended to preserve fairness, transparency, and rightful attribution in the open-source AI community.