License

The ThinkNEO Platform is source-available under the Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1).

License Parameters

Licensor: SHK Import Export Company Limited (ThinkNEO)
Licensed Work: ThinkNEO Platform
Change Date: March 25, 2029
Change License: Apache License, Version 2.0

What this means

✓You may freely copy, modify, and use the code for non-production purposes — evaluation, development, testing, and internal research.
✓You may create derivative works and redistribute under the same license terms.
●Production use as a service (hosting for third parties, embedding in commercial products) requires a commercial license from ThinkNEO.
→On March 25, 2029, the code automatically converts to the permissive Apache 2.0 license with full production rights.

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For production deployments, managed service offerings, or OEM arrangements, contact us to discuss commercial licensing options tailored to your needs.

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Full License Text

Business Source License 1.1

Parameters

Licensor:             SHK Import Export Company Limited (ThinkNEO)
Licensed Work:        ThinkNEO Platform
                      The Licensed Work is (c) 2026 ThinkNEO
Change Date:          2029-03-25
Change License:       Apache License, Version 2.0

For information about alternative licensing arrangements for the
Licensed Work, please contact: thinkneo@thinkneo.ai

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Terms

The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create derivative
works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the Licensed Work.

The Licensor may make an Additional Use Grant, above, permitting limited
production use.

Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first publicly
available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed Work under this
License, whichever comes first, the Licensor hereby grants you rights under
the terms of the Change License, and the rights granted in the paragraph
above terminate.

If your use of the Licensed Work does not comply with the requirements
currently in effect as described in this License, you must purchase a
commercial license from the Licensor, its affiliated entities, or authorized
resellers, or you must refrain from using the Licensed Work.

All copies of the original and modified Licensed Work, and derivative works
of the Licensed Work, must include a prominent notice stating that the
Licensed Work is used pursuant to the terms of this License, and include a
copy of this License.