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MIT License
Copyright (c) 2024 Harvard University - Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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SOFTWARE.
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## Academic Use Notice
This educational framework is designed for teaching ML systems engineering.
When using TinyTorch in academic settings:
1. **Attribution**: Please cite this work and acknowledge Harvard University
2. **Educational Purpose**: Primarily intended for learning and teaching
3. **Research Use**: Welcomed for academic research with proper attribution
4. **Commercial Use**: Permitted under MIT license terms
## Citation
If you use TinyTorch in your research or teaching, please cite:
```
TinyTorch: An Educational ML Systems Framework
Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi, Harvard University
https://github.com/mlsysbook/TinyTorch
```