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OPEN SOURCE & MIT LICENSE

Abhyas is free software. We believe critical interview preparation tools should be transparent, verifiable, and free from surveillance capitalism.

1. MIT License

MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Samyak Jain 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, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Plain-Language Summary

The MIT License is one of the most permissive open-source licenses in existence:

  • Commercial & Personal Use: You can run, fork, and build upon Abhyas freely for personal study or commercial purposes.
  • Modification & Distribution: You can modify the code, distribute derivatives, and host your own instances.
  • Condition: You must retain the original copyright notice and MIT license header in copies or substantial portions.

2. Source Code & Contributing

The entire source code for Abhyas is hosted publicly on GitHub:

View repository on GitHub (github.com/Samyak9109/Abhyas) ↗

Contribution Guidelines

  • Privacy First: No PR may add telemetry, analytics, third-party CDNs, or tracking libraries.
  • No Dead Code: All code must trace to a documented requirement ID (FR or NFR) with zero unused exports.
  • Accessibility Baseline: All new UI components must achieve WCAG 2.2 AA compliance across both Ink and Paper themes.
  • Test Gates: Run pnpm test and pnpm lint to verify green CI before submitting a pull request.

3. Trademark Policy

While the software code is MIT licensed, the name "Abhyas" (अभ्यास), the project wordmark, and the pixel monitor-head interviewer mascot are protected trademarks of Samyak Jain.

If you create a public fork or distribution of this software, you are warmly encouraged to do so under the MIT license, but you must rename the project and replace the official brand logos and mascot artwork so as not to confuse users regarding project origin or endorsement.

4. Third-Party Licenses & Copyleft Prevention

Abhyas strictly prohibits copyleft licenses (GPL, AGPL) in its dependency tree to ensure the project remains unencumbered for all users. All runtime dependencies are audited via automated license checks in CI:

  • React & React DOM: MIT License
  • Vite: MIT License
  • TypeScript: Apache 2.0 License
  • Dexie.js: Apache 2.0 License
  • PDF.js (Mozilla): Apache 2.0 License
  • Self-hosted Fonts (Pixelify Sans, Instrument Sans, JetBrains Mono, Caveat): SIL Open Font License (OFL)

5. Security Contact

If you discover a security vulnerability or unauthorized egress risk in Abhyas, please submit a confidential report via GitHub Security Advisories or contact the maintainer directly through the repository.