Software licensing
SYMBOT LTD · LEGAL
Use the licence that ships with the work.
Open code stays open under its repository licence. xMesh remains proprietary unless SYMBOT LTD agrees otherwise in writing.
- Status
- Current
- Applies to
- Public SYM.BOT repositories and proprietary xMesh evaluation software. Consumer products and paid enterprise work have their own terms.
- Updated
- 27 July 2026
This page is a guide to the licensing models used by SYMBOT LTD. It does not replace the licence distributed with software or a written agreement.
What controls
For open-source software, the LICENSE file in the relevant repository controls. For proprietary software or services, the signed agreement, order form or evaluation notice controls. If this page conflicts with one of those documents, that document takes priority.
1. Open-source projects
The following is a navigation aid. Confirm the exact licence, notices and version in the repository you use.
| Project | Published licence |
|---|---|
| sym | Apache License 2.0 |
| sym-mesh-channel | Apache License 2.0 |
| sym-swift | Apache License 2.0 |
| xmesh-agent | Apache License 2.0 |
| sym-relay | Apache License 2.0 |
| mesh-cognition | Apache License 2.0 |
| Mesh Memory Protocol specification | CC BY 4.0 |
| marketplace | No public licence declared; all rights reserved |
Apache-licensed projects permit broad use, modification and distribution subject to the Apache License 2.0 conditions, including preservation of required notices. No trademark rights are granted.
2. Specifications and research materials
The Mesh Memory Protocol specification is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) where stated on the material. The licence applies to the licensed expression—not to facts, abstract ideas or independently created implementations.
See IP & attribution for practical attribution guidance. The licence notice supplied with the material remains authoritative.
3. xMesh is proprietary
xMesh source code, binaries, services and non-public materials are proprietary to SYMBOT LTD or its licensors unless a written agreement expressly says otherwise. The presence of open-source components does not make the proprietary xMesh layer open source.
Where SYMBOT LTD expressly provides an evaluation build, key or written evaluation invitation, we grant the named recipient a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable right to use that evaluation material internally during the stated evaluation period, solely to assess xMesh.
An evaluation right does not permit you to:
- use xMesh in production or provide services to a third party;
- copy, publish, redistribute, sell, sublicense or make it available;
- reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble it, except to the extent applicable law does not permit that restriction;
- remove ownership, copyright or other notices; or
- use it beyond the stated evaluation period or purpose.
A separate enterprise agreement or order may grant broader rights and replaces this evaluation grant for its subject matter.
4. Ownership and feedback
SYMBOT LTD and its licensors retain all rights not expressly granted. Nothing here transfers ownership of software, specifications, marks or confidential know-how.
If you choose to send feedback without a separate confidentiality or feedback agreement, you grant SYMBOT LTD a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use and incorporate that feedback without obligation to you. Do not send confidential information through a public issue.
5. Evaluation termination
An evaluation right ends automatically when its stated period expires. We may end it earlier if you breach these conditions or if reasonably necessary to protect the software, our systems or third-party rights. On termination, stop using and delete proprietary evaluation materials, subject to any legal retention obligation.
6. Evaluation warranty and liability
Proprietary evaluation material is supplied to business users for assessment, as available and without warranties beyond those that cannot lawfully be excluded. It is not licensed for production, safety-critical or mission-critical use.
Nothing excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Subject to that, SYMBOT LTD is not liable under an evaluation for loss of profit, revenue, business, anticipated savings, goodwill or data, or indirect or consequential loss. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SYMBOT LTD's aggregate liability arising from an evaluation is limited to the greater of £100 and the fees paid specifically for that evaluation during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. Any production or enterprise liability terms must be agreed in writing.
7. Products and services
Consumer applications are governed by their product-specific terms. Consulting, integration, support, hosted services and production xMesh deployments require a written commercial agreement.
8. Governing law
These evaluation conditions are governed by Scots law and the Scottish courts have exclusive jurisdiction. They are intended for business evaluation only. If mandatory law gives a user rights that cannot be excluded, those rights remain unaffected.
9. Contact
Licensing enquiries: [email protected]. SYMBOT LTD is registered in Scotland under company number SC856218.