Multiboard Community Promise

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Community Promise Summary

(This is NOT legal advice)

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COMMUNITY PROMISE: Bullet Summary

  • All Core and Advanced Parts must become individually free for Personal Use within 6 months of release.

  • Once free, these parts stay free while still active in the system.

  • Cosmetic and Branded Parts do not have to be free.

  • Removing outdated parts does not break the Promise.

  • If Multiboard LTD fails to release required parts for free on time and does not fix it within 30 days of a notice, the entire Multiboard project automatically becomes public domain under CC0, permanently.

  • Multiboard LTD cannot sell or give exclusive control of its design IP unless everything has already been released under CC0.

  • Any attempt to transfer IP early is invalid and results in CC0 release.

  • This applies even if the company changes ownership.

  • Design principles:

    • Core/Advanced: function first, durable, modular

    • Cosmetic: style first, no new functionality

    • Branded: may include proprietary brand features

  • This Promise is legally binding, cannot be weakened, and can be enforced under UK law.

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  • It guarantees you will always be able to get the key Multiboard parts individually for free personal use.

  • All Core and Advanced Parts.

  • Within 6 months of release for all Core & Advanced parts.

  • No. Once free, it stays free while active.

  • Not required to be.

  • Not required to be. The partnering brand decides.

  • The community can notify them. If they don’t fix it in 30 days, the whole project becomes public domain.

  • Any user or contributor with a legitimate interest.

  • Not unless everything is first released into the public domain under CC0.

  • Yes. Anyone who relies on the Promise can enforce it under UK law.

  • Only small clarifications. They cannot reduce community rights.

Notice

This summary highlights only some of the key features and terms of the actual Community Promise. It is NOT the Community Promise and has NO legal value. You should carefully review all of the terms and conditions of the actual Community Promise to fully understand it.

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