The Earth Stewardship MIT License (ESMIT)
Copyright (c) 2023 Lily Black
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:
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The Software must be used, either directly or indirectly, for the betterment of the planet Earth and its ecosystem. This includes, but is not limited to, the promotion of environmental sustainability, the conservation of natural resources, and the protection of biodiversity.
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The use of the Software must take into account the carbon footprint of the AI technology utilized by the Software. Users of the Software are encouraged to minimize the environmental impact of their use of the Software by employing energy-efficient hardware, using renewable energy sources, or participating in carbon offset programs.
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Redistributions of the Software, either in source or binary form, must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.