# Attribution

## Product Branding Rule

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

## Upstream Acknowledgement

The project acknowledges the open-source project `Mole` by `tw93 and contributors` as an upstream inspiration and potential source of reused or adapted code.

## User-Facing Copy

Recommended acknowledgement copy:

> Atlas for Mac includes software derived from the open-source project Mole by tw93 and contributors, 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.