License

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How you can use ITSMote, and a few simple boundaries.

License

ITSMote does not claim ownership over IT Service Management as a discipline.
Everything here is based on established practices, public knowledge, and real-world experience.

What ITSMote adds is structure, shared language, and an opinionated way to apply ITSM in small and mid-sized teams.

What you can do

You are free to:

  • use ITSMote internally or externally
  • adapt it to your team or organization
  • translate it
  • teach from it
  • print it or include it in internal documentation
  • build commercial or non-commercial services on top of it

Commercial use is explicitly allowed.

What you cannot do

There is one restriction:

  • Do not copy ITSMote verbatim and present it as your own original framework.

That means:
- no re-publishing the content unchanged under a different name
- no replacing the logo and claiming authorship without meaningful modification

Adapting is fine. Copying without attribution or change is not.

If you reuse or adapt ITSMote

  • Attribution is appreciated but not required
    A simple note like “based on ITSMote” is sufficient.
  • If you significantly modify the content, it is your work - you own it.
  • Do not name your project “ITSMote”
  • Do not use the ITSMote logo in a way that suggests an official or endorsed version

If you fork the ideas, give your project its own identity.

In short

  • Use it freely
  • Adapt it responsibly
  • Don’t misrepresent authorship

No legal traps, no compliance theater - just basic professional respect.