Licence

Draft: review before launch. Interim copy of orc's LICENSE.md (orc main at 9e06402e), shown until orc's release carries the signed file. Not legal advice.

Effective 2026-11-11. These terms apply to orc 0.8.3 and every later version released with them, until a version comes with different terms.

orc is made by Sieversii Software ("we"). These terms cover the orc program, its updates and the documentation that comes with it. They are written to be read: if something is unclear, ask us (see "Contact").

Using orc

You may download, install and use orc, for free, on any number of computers that you own or control, for personal or work use, including work for an employer or a client.

What you may not do

orc is closed source. You may not:

• sell, rent, lend or sublicense orc;
• redistribute orc, or publish modified copies of it;
• reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble orc, except where the law allows that regardless of these terms.

Sharing the install command, or a link to orc.sieversii.ca, is always fine.

Ownership

We own orc and keep every right these terms do not give you. Your plans, code, settings and other files are yours: orc claims no right to them, and these terms give us none.

Other software inside orc

orc includes open-source components under their own licences. Their notices come with every copy: run orc licence --notices, or read the THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md file published with each release. Those licences, not these terms, govern those components, and nothing here limits the rights they give you.

orc also works with services and programs you choose and set up yourself, such as git hosts, ticket trackers, check hosts and coding agents. They are not part of orc, and their own terms and privacy policies apply to them. PRIVACY.md (also orc licence --privacy) says how orc uses the network.

No warranty

orc is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, to the extent the law allows. orc runs commands, coding agents and git operations on your machine at your direction: review what it does, and keep backups.

Limit of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from using orc, or from being unable to use it, including lost data, lost work or lost profit, even if we were told it could happen. Where the law does not allow a limit like this, our liability is limited to the smallest amount the law permits.

Changes

We may change orc, these terms and how orc is offered, including adding paid editions or features. A change applies to versions released after it: the version you have keeps the terms it came with.

Ending

These terms last while you use orc. If you break them, your right to use orc ends; delete your copies. The sections on ownership, no warranty, the limit of liability and governing law still apply after that.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada that apply there.

Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected]