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## License

By contributing you agree your contributions are licensed under
[PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0](../LICENSE).
[MIT + Commons Clause](../LICENSE).
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## [Unreleased]

### Changed

- **Relicensed from PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 to MIT + Commons Clause.**
PolyForm NC barred all commercial use, including a company running NetGraph on
its own internal network. The new terms allow use (companies included),
modification, and free redistribution, and forbid only selling the software
(per the Commons Clause). Updated `LICENSE`, `package.json`, the README badge
and license note, and CONTRIBUTING.

## [1.3.0] - 2026-06-25

First public release. NetGraph had been developed privately up to this point;
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PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0

<https://polyformproject.org/licenses/noncommercial/1.0.0>

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Condition notice.

Software: NetGraph
License: MIT
Licensor: BrainInBlack

---

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 BrainInBlack

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,
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
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or substantial portions of the Software.

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Map your home or lab network in the browser - add your devices, draw how they're wired, label the bits that matter - and keep it all **local**: no backend, no accounts, no telemetry.

![License: PolyForm NC 1.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-PolyForm%20NC%201.0.0-blue) ![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-strict-3178c6?logo=typescript&logoColor=white) ![Vite](https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20with-Vite-646cff?logo=vite&logoColor=white) ![Local-first](https://img.shields.io/badge/data-100%25%20local-brightgreen) ![Offline](https://img.shields.io/badge/offline-single--file%20copy-informational) [![CI](https://github.com/BrainInBlack/NetGraph/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BrainInBlack/NetGraph/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
![License: MIT + Commons Clause](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%20%2B%20Commons%20Clause-blue) ![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-strict-3178c6?logo=typescript&logoColor=white) ![Vite](https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20with-Vite-646cff?logo=vite&logoColor=white) ![Local-first](https://img.shields.io/badge/data-100%25%20local-brightgreen) ![Offline](https://img.shields.io/badge/offline-single--file%20copy-informational) [![CI](https://github.com/BrainInBlack/NetGraph/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BrainInBlack/NetGraph/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

## Why

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## License

[PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0](LICENSE) (c) BrainInBlack - free for noncommercial use.
[MIT + Commons Clause](LICENSE) (c) 2026 BrainInBlack - free to use (including
inside a company), modify, and share; you just may not sell it. See the
[Commons Clause](https://commonsclause.com/) for what "sell" means.

Want to build NetGraph yourself or contribute? See [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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"private": true,
"version": "1.3.0",
"description": "Browser-based local network visualizer - map your home or lab network, stored entirely in localStorage with no backend.",
"license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
"license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
"author": "BrainInBlack <braininblack@gmail.com>",
"homepage": "https://github.com/BrainInBlack/NetGraph#readme",
"repository": {
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