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CodeReality-1T Dataset License

Dataset License

This dataset is released for research and academic use only with the following terms:

Research Use License

• Permitted Uses: Academic research, educational purposes, non-commercial analysis
• Attribution Required: Please cite this dataset in all research papers and publications
• No Commercial Use: Commercial applications require individual license verification
• No Warranty: Dataset provided as-is without warranties of any kind

Important Legal Considerations

⚠️ WARNING: This dataset contains repositories with diverse and often unknown licensing terms.

1. License Uncertainty: Many repositories lack clear licensing information (0% license detection rate, deliberately preserved for research)
2. SPDX Compliance: License metadata follows SPDX standards where available
3. Mixed Licensing: Individual repositories may have different license requirements
4. Commercial Risk: Use in commercial products requires individual license verification for each repository
5. Attribution Preservation: Original repository attribution is preserved in metadata
6. Research Value: Even "Unknown" licenses are properly recorded in repository metadata for license detection research

Liability and Disclaimers

• No Legal Advice: This is not legal advice - consult legal counsel for commercial use
• No Guarantee: We do not guarantee the accuracy of license information
• User Responsibility: Users are responsible for verifying licensing compliance
• Takedown Policy: We honor DMCA and removal requests promptly

Recommended Usage

1. Research Only: Use for academic and research purposes
2. License Scanning: Always scan extracted code for licensing requirements
3. Attribution: Preserve original repository attribution from metadata
4. Security: Use in sandboxed environments only (contains potential secrets)

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite:

@misc{codereality2025,
  title={CodeReality-1T: A Large-Scale Deliberately Noisy Dataset for Robust Code Understanding},
  author={Vincenzo Gallo},
  year={2025},
  publisher={Hugging Face},
  howpublished={\\url{https://huggingface.co/vinsblack}},
  note={Version 1.0.0}
}

Contact

For licensing questions, removal requests, or commercial licensing inquiries:

• Email: [email protected]
• Issues: https://github.com/vinsguru/codereality-1t/issues

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This license applies to the dataset compilation, analysis, and documentation. Individual repositories within the dataset retain their original licensing terms.