Epoch Merkle Log (EML) — Interim License Agreement

Copyright (c) 2026 Cyphrme. All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use
and modify the Software for non-commercial, personal, academic, or research
purposes only, subject to the following conditions:

1. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

2. Any commercial use, commercial distribution, or incorporation of the
   Software into commercial products or services is strictly prohibited without
   prior written authorization from the copyright holder.

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.

This licensing scheme is an interim measure while the authors evaluate and
determine a permanent licensing model for future releases.
