Eric Chung PRO

Thank you for your positive feedback and your offer to help with marketing. I truly appreciate the interest in this project!

Naturally, it’s great if more people get to know about this project, as it helps showcase my work. However, at this stage, I don’t have any plans to monetize it. My primary focus remains on career transition into the tech industry, and this project serves as a portfolio piece demonstrating my technical skills.

That said, I’m always open to technical discussions and improvements that could enhance its educational value. If there’s something particularly interesting, I might consider exploring it in the future.

Thanks again for your support and for understanding my current priorities!

Thank you for the thorough review of the license changes. After careful consideration, I have decided to fully implement the Apache License 2.0. This update ensures that the project adheres to widely accepted open-source licensing standards while maintaining proper attribution.

The project is now fully under the standard Apache 2.0 license, meaning:

1. Full redistribution rights are granted, both for commercial and non-commercial use
2. Attribution requirements are clearly defined as per the Apache 2.0 license
3. Patent rights are explicitly granted
4. No additional restrictions beyond the standard Apache 2.0 terms

I have removed any previous mentions of "personal use" to align with Apache 2.0's unrestricted usage model. The license now fully complies with the standard terms without any additional conditions.

Thank you for your valuable insights and suggestions regarding the licensing issues. After careful consideration, I have updated the project's licensing terms to better reflect both the open-source community's needs and the project's purpose.

Initially, I chose a more restrictive license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) to protect the project's integrity as part of my career transition portfolio. However, after reflecting on the practical aspects of software licensing and the spirit of open-source collaboration, I decided to revise the terms.

The new license now:

1. Allows broader usage, including potential commercial applications
2. Maintains core attribution requirements to recognize original contributions
3. Simplifies usage while preserving the project's value as a portfolio piece

This update strikes a balance between open-source principles and ensuring proper credit for the work. While it removes previous restrictions, it still requires attribution to acknowledge the original author.

I appreciate your thoughts on the challenges of enforcing restrictions in the software domain. With this new approach, I aim to focus more on proper attribution rather than limiting usage, which I believe aligns better with both community values and the project's intent.

Thanks again for your feedback—it helped me think through this issue more thoroughly.

Thank you for your interest in my project and for sharing the Free Software Foundation's philosophy. I appreciate your question about the licensing.

I would like to clarify that my project uses the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) license. This license allows:

• Viewing and learning from the project content
• Sharing the original content (with attribution to me as the original author)
• Use for personal study and academic research purposes

However, it specifically prohibits:

• Commercial use
• Distribution of modified versions
• Creation of derivative works

This differs from traditional free software licenses as it provides more protection for intellectual property rights while still supporting educational and research purposes.