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Rampage L1 — Censorship-Resistant Truth Engine
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Copyright 2025 Shea Patrick Kastl
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All rights reserved under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0.
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AUTHORSHIP
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This software was conceived, designed, architected, and authored by:
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Shea Patrick Kastl
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Original Author and Sole Copyright Holder
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Established: 2025
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The Rampage L1 protocol, its constitutional governance architecture, the
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Seven-Seal oracle verification system design, the 955 Operational Governor
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framework, the Mempool Shield compliance membrane concept, and the RPM token
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economics were originated by Shea Patrick Kastl and are documented in the
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Rampage Constitution v1.5 and Rampage Whitepaper v1.5.1, the authorship
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and timestamps of which are established by the commit history of this
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repository and prior private documentation.
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TRADEMARK NOTICE
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The following names, marks, and identifiers are the exclusive trademarks,
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service marks, and trade names of Shea Patrick Kastl. This Apache License
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DOES NOT grant any rights to use these marks. Use of any of the following
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requires express written permission from the copyright holder:
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RAMPAGE
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RAMPAGE L1
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RPM (as a cryptocurrency token identifier for this project)
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TRUTHORACLE
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TRUTHORACLE.AI
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SEVEN-SEAL
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SEVEN-SEAL VERIFICATION
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THE RAMPAGE CONSTITUTION
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Any fork or derivative work of this codebase MUST:
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(1) Remove all of the above marks from its branding, documentation,
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and user interfaces;
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(2) Clearly state that it is a derivative work and NOT the original
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Rampage L1 protocol;
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(3) Not use any name or mark likely to cause confusion with the
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original Rampage project.
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PROPRIETARY PLATFORM NOTICE
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The following components are proprietary and are NOT covered by this
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Apache License. They are NOT included in this repository and remain the
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exclusive intellectual property of Shea Patrick Kastl:
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- The TruthOracle.ai website, platform, and web application
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(https://truthoracle.ai)
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- The Seven-Seal off-chain oracle engine implementation and its
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AI model orchestration logic
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- The TruthOracle.ai verification dashboard and user interface
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- All proprietary API integrations, backend infrastructure, and
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server-side components of the TruthOracle.ai platform
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- The Rampage Constitution v1.5 and Rampage Whitepaper v1.5.1
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as literary works (separately licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0)
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The open-source code in this repository provides the on-chain protocol
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interface for the Seven-Seal system. The off-chain oracle implementation
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and the TruthOracle.ai platform that powers it are distinct, proprietary
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works that operate independently of this license.
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THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS
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This software builds upon the following open-source foundations:
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- Cosmos SDK (Apache License 2.0)
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Copyright The Cosmos SDK Authors
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https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
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- CometBFT (Apache License 2.0)
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Copyright The CometBFT Authors
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https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft
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- IBC-Go (Apache License 2.0)
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Copyright The IBC-Go Authors
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https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go
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- Ignite CLI (Apache License 2.0)
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Copyright Ignite
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https://github.com/ignite/cli
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The use of these components does not imply endorsement of the Rampage
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project by their respective authors.
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NOTICE TO DISTRIBUTORS AND DERIVATIVE WORKS
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If you distribute this Work or any Derivative Work, you must:
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1. Include a copy of this NOTICE file in your distribution.
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2. Include a copy of the LICENSE file (Apache 2.0) in your distribution.
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3. Clearly identify all modifications made to the original Work.
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4. Remove or replace all trademark references per the Trademark Notice
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above.
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5. Not represent your derivative work as the original Rampage L1 protocol
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or imply affiliation with Shea Patrick Kastl or the Rampage project
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without express written permission.
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For licensing inquiries, partnership requests, or permissions beyond the
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scope of the Apache License, contact the copyright holder through the
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official Rampage project channels at https://truthoracle.ai

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