License¶

MIT License¶

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.

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 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.

What This Means¶

The MIT License is one of the most permissive open source licenses. Here’s what it means in plain language:

✅ You Can¶

Use the software for any purpose, including commercial use
Copy and distribute the software
Modify the software to suit your needs
Distribute modified versions of the software
Sublicense the software
Sell the software or applications that include it

⚠️ You Must¶

Include the license notice in all copies or substantial portions of the software
Include the copyright notice in all copies or substantial portions of the software

❌ You Cannot¶

Hold the author liable for any damages or issues caused by the software
Expect any warranty - the software is provided “as is”

Attribution¶

If you use LMITF in your project, attribution is not required but is appreciated. You can mention it in your documentation, credits, or about page.

Example attribution:

This project uses LMITF (https://github.com/colehank/AI-interface) 
by Guohao Zhang, licensed under the MIT License.

Third-Party Licenses¶

LMITF depends on several third-party packages, each with their own licenses:

Dependencies¶

OpenAI Python Client - Apache License 2.0
Pandas - BSD 3-Clause License
Python-dotenv - BSD License
Wasabi - MIT License
Pillow - PIL Software License

License Compatibility¶

All dependencies use licenses that are compatible with the MIT License, allowing you to use LMITF in both open source and commercial projects.

Contributing¶

By contributing to LMITF, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License. See the Contributing Guide for more details.

Questions¶

If you have questions about licensing or need clarification about what you can do with LMITF, please:

Review the MIT License text on OSI
Consult with a legal professional for specific legal advice
Open an issue on GitHub for general questions

This license information is provided for convenience and is not legal advice.