Legal Aspects
This page provides a brief overview of the legal position of Mission Vishwakarma.
This page is not a substitute for the actual software license, End User License Agreement, Contributor License Agreement, Privacy Policy, or legal advice from a qualified professional.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Mission Vishwakarma is currently developed and maintained from India.
Unless otherwise stated in a specific agreement, the laws of India shall apply. Subject to applicable law and mandatory statutory remedies, courts at New Delhi / Delhi shall have jurisdiction for disputes relating to Mission Vishwakarma.
For detailed terms, please refer to the End User License Agreement.
Intended Use
Mission Vishwakarma is primarily developed for Indian engineering, manufacturing, CAD, CAM, fabrication, construction, education, and research users.
The software may be accessible outside India. However, users outside India are responsible for checking their own local legal, professional, engineering, export-control, cybersecurity, privacy, consumer-protection, and regulatory requirements before using the software.
Reference: Linux Foundation
Copyright and Open Source
Mission Vishwakarma was initially developed independently by Ram Shanker.
Unless otherwise stated, the initial copyright in original Mission Vishwakarma files, excluding third-party or external components, belongs to Ram Shanker.
As more contributors join the project, contributors may retain copyright in their own contributions unless a separate written agreement states otherwise.
Mission Vishwakarma is planned as Free and Open Source Software. To sustain development, we may charge for support services, training, sponsorship, deployment assistance, or related professional services in the future.
References: Forgero Developer Certificate of Origin: https://forgejo.org/docs/next/contributor/dco/
Design Codes and Standards
Many engineering design codes, standards, manuals, and specifications are copyrighted by their respective standards bodies or publishers.
Mission Vishwakarma does not provide or redistribute copyrighted standards. Users are expected to independently obtain required standards from authorized sources.
References to standards, clauses, methods, notation, load cases, material properties, or design concepts are only for identification, interoperability, education, workflow clarity, or engineering context. They are not a substitute for the original standards.
Patents and Third-Party Rights
We do not knowingly include material that infringes third-party patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other rights.
However, we cannot guarantee that every algorithm, workflow, feature, dependency, file format, process, or contribution is free from third-party claims in every jurisdiction.
To safeguard users, developers, and organizations, contributors may be required to accept a Contributor License Agreement, Developer Certificate of Origin, or similar contribution process.
Current Contributor License Agreement: https://mv.ramshanker.in/start/contributor-license-agreement/
EULA
Current End User License Agreement:https://mv.rams hanker.in/start/end-user-license-agreement/
The EULA contains detailed terms relating to software use, disclaimers, limitations, support, liability, and engineering responsibility.
Privacy
Privacy of users is important to Mission Vishwakarma.
Crash dumps, diagnostic reports, telemetry, and usage logs will only be collected where permitted and with appropriate user notice and consent.
Current Privacy Policy: https://mv.ramshanker.in/start/privacy-policy/
AI Assistance
Some legal, policy, documentation, and software text may have been drafted or improved with the assistance of contemporary AI tools and then reviewed or edited by project maintainers in good faith.
AI assistance does not replace review by qualified lawyers, accountants, privacy professionals, cybersecurity professionals, or engineering experts.
Once the project has sufficient resources, we intend to get important legal, privacy, security, licensing, and compliance documents reviewed by competent professionals.
Engineering Responsibility and No Warranty
Mission Vishwakarma is provided as-is. It does not replace sound engineering principles, professional judgement, independent checking, peer review, statutory approval, or code compliance. Engineers, builders, fabricators, manufacturers, consultants, organizations, and users are responsible for the work they create using the software.
Users must independently verify all software outputs before using them for design, construction, manufacturing, fabrication, procurement, safety-critical work, commercial decisions, statutory submissions, or professional certification.