PhysBox Public License

PhysBox Permissive Public License (PPPL-1.0)
Copyright (c) 2026 PhysBox Contributors and Authors. All Rights Reserved.

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1. PERMISSION AND SCOPE
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to access,
execute, and use the Software for personal, educational, research, and commercial
purposes, including the generation, export, and commercial utilization of output
artifacts (such as schematics, simulation results, 3D meshes, CAD models, STL files,
SVG paths, PCB layouts, toolpaths, CNC G-code, and laser cutter instructions).

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2. PERMITTED COMMERCIAL USE OF OUTPUTS
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You are fully permitted to:
(a) Use the Software to design, prototype, simulate, and manufacture physical or
    digital products for commercial sale or distribution.
(b) Sell, distribute, and monetize any physical workpieces, milled PCBs, laser-cut
    materials, 3D printed parts, or digital designs produced using the Software.

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3. ATTRIBUTION & RESTRICTIONS ON SOFTWARE FORKING / REDISTRIBUTION
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(a) Attribution: The above copyright notice and this permission notice must be
    retained in all copies or substantial portions of the Software, documentation,
    and derivative materials.
(b) No Standalone Forking or Hosted Service Redistribution: You may NOT redistribute,
    sublicense, re-brand, or host the Software or its source code as a standalone,
    competing software product, SaaS platform, web service, or forked distribution
    without explicit prior written authorization from the copyright holders.
(c) Brand Protection: The names "PhysBox", "Etch", "Volt", "Mesh", "Flux",
    or the names of their contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
    third-party products without specific prior written permission.

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4. STRICT DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY & PHYSICAL MACHINERY / HARDWARE WARNING
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THE SOFTWARE, PHYSICAL/ELECTRICAL SIMULATION ENGINES, GEOMETRY ALGORITHMS,
G-CODE GENERATORS, CAM TOOLPATH CALCULATORS, AND MACHINE CONTROLLERS ARE
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, ACCURACY, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- CNC MACHINE DAMAGE, SPINDLE CRASHES, TOOL BREAKAGE, OR STEPPER MOTOR FAILURE;
- LASER HEAD DAMAGE, OPTICAL DAMAGE, MATERIAL FIRE, BURNING, OR FUME EXPOSURE;
- ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DESTRUCTION, SHORT CIRCUITS, THERMAL OVERLOAD, OR FIRE;
- LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF WORKPIECES, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR BUSINESS
  INTERRUPTION;
- BODILY INJURY, EYE DAMAGE, OR PERSONAL HARM RESULTING FROM OPERATION OF CNC
  ROUTERS, LASER CUTTERS, 3D PRINTERS, MACHINE TOOLS, OR HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUITS)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS GENERATED TOOLPATHS, G-CODE, ELECTRONIC NETLISTS,
OR TELEMETRY CONTROLS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY:
Operating CNC machinery, laser cutters, power tools, and electronic circuits involves
inherent physical risks. The operator assumes full and sole responsibility for verifying
safe machine clearance, travel limits, feeds, speeds, clamping, laser enclosure safety,
ventilation, personal protective equipment (PPE), and electrical isolation before
initiating any physical machining, cutting, or powering on any circuit.