Lyncost Source-Available & Personal Use License
Version 1.0, September 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 leodarshantech <leodarshantech@users.noreply.github.com>
All Rights Reserved.

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PREAMBLE
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Lyncost is an independently developed, privacy-first personal finance and 
investment tracking application. The source code is publicly accessible for
transparency, auditing, and personal non-commercial use on Linux. 

This is NOT a public domain or permissive copyleft license (such as GPL, MIT, 
or Apache). The author retains all intellectual property, copyright, and 
exclusive commercial rights across all operating systems and platforms.

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1. PERMITTED RIGHTS
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Subject to the terms and restrictions of this License, you are granted a 
perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to:

a. View, study, and inspect the source code for personal security verification
   and educational purposes.
b. Compile and execute Lyncost on Linux personal computer systems solely for 
   personal, non-commercial financial record-keeping.
c. Create private local backups of your own compiled binaries and databases.

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2. RESTRICTIONS & PROHIBITIONS
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You may NOT, under any circumstances, without express prior written consent 
from the copyright holder (leodarshantech):

a. REDISTRIBUTION & FORKING: You may not publish, mirror, host, redistribute, 
   sub-license, or share modified or unmodified copies of the source code or 
   compiled binaries on any public or private repository, forum, website, app 
   store, package manager, or distribution channel.
b. COMMERCIAL USE: You may not sell, rent, lease, monetize, charge for, or 
   commercially exploit Lyncost, any derivative work, or any service incorporating 
   this software, on any platform (including but not limited to Linux, Microsoft 
   Windows, Apple macOS, iOS, or Android).
c. CROSS-PLATFORM COMPILATION: You may not compile, port, package, or distribute 
   builds of Lyncost for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, or mobile operating 
   systems. Official Windows and macOS editions are reserved exclusively for the 
   author.
d. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ATTRIBUTION: You may not remove, alter, or obscure 
   any copyright, trademark, logo, or author notices. You may not patent, claim 
   authorship of, or register intellectual property based on this software or 
   its UI/architecture.
e. REVERSE ENGINEERING: You may not extract proprietary UI assets, logos, or 
   brand identities for use in competing software.

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3. CONTRIBUTIONS & PULL REQUESTS
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To protect code ownership and intellectual property integrity:
- External code contributions, patches, and Pull Requests are NOT accepted.
- Users may report bugs and suggest features strictly through GitHub Issues.
- Any suggestions submitted publicly via GitHub Issues are provided voluntarily 
  without obligation, compensation, or copyright claim against the author.

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4. TERMINATION
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Any breach or violation of the terms of this License automatically and immediately 
terminates all permissions granted herein. Upon termination, you must cease all 
use and destroy all copies of the software in your possession.

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5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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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 
AUTHOR OR COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, 
OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE.
