License Agreement.

Aurora Public License v1.0 (APL-1.0)

Last Updated: March 2025 ---

Overview

Aurora is an open-source AI-powered Discord bot developed by Auric Intelligence. This license ensures that Aurora remains free, collaborative, and accessible while preventing commercial exploitation and corporate control.

Permissions

  • Use – You can run Aurora on your server.

  • Modify – You can modify Aurora’s code for personal or community use.

  • Share – You can distribute modified versions as long as they remain open-source and credit is given.

  • Contribute – You can submit improvements to the project to help Aurora evolve.

Restrictions

  • No Monetization of Any Kind – Aurora and any of its derivatives cannot be sold, monetized, placed behind paywalls, or used in any commercial capacity. This includes: Paid services (charging users for access). Advertising-based models (placing Aurora’s code behind ad-driven platforms). Enterprise licensing (corporations using modified versions for profit). Corporate-backed modifications (any company attempting to claim ownership).

  • No Closed-Source Forks – Any modifications or distributions must remain open-source under this same APL-1.0 license.

  • No Misrepresentation – You cannot claim authorship of Aurora. Any distribution must credit Auric Intelligence as the original creator.

  • No Malicious Use – You cannot modify Aurora for harmful, illegal, or unethical purposes.

Requirements for Distribution & Contributions

Community Stewardship -

Auric Intelligence does not claim ownership over individual contributions. By contributing, you help shape the future of open-source AI. The project remains community-driven and accountable to its mission.

Public Access: Any modifications or forks must be open-source and use the same APL-1.0 license.

Attribution: Include the following notice in modified versions:

  • Based on Aurora by Auric Intelligence, licensed under APL-1.0.

  • License Retention: This license must remain intact in all copies or forks.

Liability & Warranty Disclaimer

Products are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Auric Intelligence is not liable for any damages, data loss, or misuse of products.

Future Changes to Licensing

Auric Intelligence and its community may collectively release future versions of APL, but any project using APL-1.0 is permanently locked to these terms unless the original author explicitly grants permission to change licenses.