Techne is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
This means the content is free for everyone to access, use, and share—but with some important conditions during this early development phase.
✅ Access and read all materials for free
✅ Share Techne with others (links, PDFs, printed
copies)
✅ Use it for personal learning at your own pace
✅ Study in groups informally with friends, family, or
community
✅ Print copies for yourself or others
(non-commercial)
✅ Quote or reference Techne in your own work (with
attribution)
✅ Teach informally using these materials in study
groups or community settings
❌ Commercial use — Using Techne materials in paid
courses, workshops, or for-profit educational services requires written
permission
❌ Creating derivatives — Modified versions,
adaptations, or remixes require permission
❌ Translations — Translating Techne into other
languages requires permission (we’re open to authorized translations
that maintain quality)
If you’d like to do any of these things, contact us at hephaestus(dot)techne(at)proton.me. We’re open to discussion, especially for translations and non-profit educational use.
We chose CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 for specific reasons during Techne’s early development:
During this vulnerable early phase, we want to ensure that the material maintains its quality and coherence. Allowing unrestricted derivatives could lead to fragmented or distorted versions before the core methodology is fully established.
Techne is built on the principle that foundational education should be free and accessible to everyone. This license prevents others from taking this material and selling it for profit.
Rather than allowing anyone to create their own versions, we use an open contribution model with vetting (similar to open-source software). You can suggest improvements, contribute content, and help make Techne better—through a process that maintains quality and consistency.
This license may become less restrictive in the future. Once the community is established and quality vetting systems are mature, we may transition to:
The goal is to eventually open the materials further while maintaining quality through community stewardship.
If you quote, reference, or share Techne materials, please attribute them as:
“Techne System for Foundational Skills” by Hephaestus, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Include a link back to https://tsfs-4160f3.gitlab.io/ when possible.
If you’re unsure whether your intended use requires permission, or if you’d like to discuss authorized translations, adaptations, or educational partnerships, you can read the full legal text linked below, or contact us at hephaestus(dot)techne(at)proton.me.
We’re committed to making Techne as accessible as possible while protecting its integrity during early development.
Read the full legal text: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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