GLYPH PATENT / IP RISK AUDIT v2

Status: PUBLIC EXPERIMENTAL RELEASE

Decision:

  • GitHub public release: DONE
  • encode.su technical discussion: ACTIVE
  • commercial claims: HOLD
  1. Core

GLYPH v1.2:

  • SA32u
  • BWT
  • FM
  • v5 retrieval
  • no chunk_map
  • segmented router
  • HTTP API
  • CLI
  1. Own code
  • glyph_live_retrieve_v5.py
  • glyph_segmented_live_v3.py
  • glyph_http_server_v2.py
  • glyph_cli_v2.py

Status:

  • own implementation
  • no patent-safety claim
  1. Dependencies

libsais:

  • Apache-2.0
  • verify LICENSE

xxhash:

  • BSD
  • verify LICENSE

FastAPI / uvicorn:

  • verify licenses
  1. Algorithms
  • BWT (1992) → expired
  • FM-index (~1999) → expired

Conclusion:

  • core algorithm risk LOW
  • implementation risk UNKNOWN (needs review)
  1. Rules

Allowed:

  • experimental
  • exact search
  • prototype

Forbidden:

  • patent-safe
  • legally cleared
  • production-ready commercial
  1. Gate

Before GitHub:

  • verify licenses
  • add LICENSE
  • add THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md