CleanMM/Docs/ATTRIBUTION.md

# Attribution

## Product Branding Rule

Atlas for Mac is an independent product and does not use the Mole brand in user-facing naming.

## Upstream Acknowledgement

Atlas for Mac is released as an open-source project under the `MIT` license.

The project acknowledges the open-source project [`Mole`](https://github.com/tw93/mole) by `tw93 and contributors` as an upstream foundation and source of reused or adapted code.

## User-Facing Copy

Recommended acknowledgement copy:

> Atlas for Mac is an open-source project released under the MIT License and built in part on the open-source project Mole (https://github.com/tw93/mole) by tw93 and contributors. Mole-derived components included in Atlas for Mac are also used under the MIT License. Atlas for Mac is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original authors.

## Placement

- `Settings > Acknowledgements`
- `About > Open Source`
- repository-level third-party notice files
- release bundle notice materials

## Maintenance Rule

If upstream-derived code is shipped, keep the copyright notice and MIT license text available in distributed materials.