License & Usage

What Whiskers Is

Whiskers is source-visible software rather than a traditional open source GPL/MIT project. The software is distributed with visible source code because transparency, inspectability, and local ownership matter.

Whiskers is not open source in the traditional GPL/MIT sense. Official releases, branding, and commercial distribution remain controlled by Chippie Bear Industries, LLC.

What You Are Allowed To Do

• Use Whiskers privately on your own systems
• Inspect the source code
• Modify the software for personal local use
• Create private local forks
• Experiment with runtime behavior and customization

Restricted Uses

• Redistributing Whiskers without permission
• Selling Whiskers or modified versions of Whiskers
• Hosting Whiskers as a commercial service without permission
• Removing attribution or claiming authorship
• Publicly distributing modified builds as official releases
• Using Whiskers branding or logos without permission

Your Data

Your session logs, summaries, canon files, contracts, and local data remain yours. Whiskers is designed for local-first operation and does not require cloud services.

Why This Model Exists

Whiskers is developed and maintained by a solo independent developer under Chippie Bear Industries, LLC.

The source is visible because local transparency and user control matter. Commercial restrictions exist to help fund continued development, support, maintenance, and future releases.

No Warranty

Whiskers is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk.