License
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Copyright Notice
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© 2025 Mahdi Qezlou, Yanhui Yang, Simeon Bird, and Ming-Feng Ho. All rights reserved.

License Terms
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License terms will be provided upon publication of the accompanying manuscript.

Usage Restrictions
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Until the license is formally established:

- This software is provided for research and evaluation purposes
- Use in publications should cite the forthcoming manuscript (see :doc:`citation`)
- Redistribution requires permission from the authors
- Commercial use requires explicit permission

Contact for Licensing
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For questions about licensing or usage permissions, please contact:

**Mahdi Qezlou**  
Email: mahdi.qezlou@email.ucr.edu

Planned Open Source Release
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We plan to release this software under an open-source license upon publication of the 
accompanying manuscript. The license will likely be one of:

- MIT License
- BSD 3-Clause License
- Apache 2.0 License

This will allow free use, modification, and distribution with proper attribution.

Third-Party Licenses
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This software depends on several third-party packages, each with their own licenses:

GPflow
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- License: Apache 2.0
- URL: https://github.com/GPflow/GPflow

NumPy
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- License: BSD 3-Clause
- URL: https://numpy.org

SciPy
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- License: BSD 3-Clause
- URL: https://scipy.org

scikit-learn
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- License: BSD 3-Clause
- URL: https://scikit-learn.org

matplotlib
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- License: PSF-based license
- URL: https://matplotlib.org

h5py
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- License: BSD 3-Clause
- URL: https://www.h5py.org

ClassyLSS
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- License: LGPL
- URL: https://github.com/sbird/classylss

Disclaimer
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This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. 
In no event shall the authors be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability 
arising from the use of this software.

Attribution Requirements
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If you use this software in your research, you must:

1. Cite the accompanying manuscript (see :doc:`citation`)
2. Acknowledge the use of the GOKU simulation suite
3. Cite relevant methodological papers as appropriate

Data Usage
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The simulation data used to train the emulators may have separate usage terms. 
Please contact the authors for information about accessing and using the training data.

Updates to License
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This license information will be updated upon publication. Check the GitHub repository 
for the most current license terms:

https://github.com/qezlou/private-gal-emu

Last Updated
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October 22, 2025