Commercial Licensing Inquiry : Active Deployment at synmin.com

[FLIEZEYE]

Title: Commercial Licensing Inquiry: Active Deployment at synmin.com

Hi team,

I’ve attempted to reach out through multiple channels (GitHub, LinkedIn, email) regarding commercial licensing for TRIBE v2. I haven’t heard back yet, so I’m posting here as well.

I built Synaptik Mind (https://synmin.com) on top of TRIBE v2 — a brain prediction platform that lets users paste content and see predicted cortical activations in real-time. It’s deployed on an A100 GPU and getting real usage.

I have a straightforward question: can I charge a small fee to cover infrastructure costs, or does the CC-BY-NC-4.0 license prohibit this entirely?

My Modal GPU bill hit $500 in the last three days running the A100 to give users a quality experience. I’m happy to keep the platform live and driving awareness for TRIBE v2, but I need to offset costs or I’ll have to shut it down.

I’m open to any arrangement, a commercial license, a research partnership, a revenue share, or even just written confirmation that cost-recovery fees are acceptable under CC-BY-NC. Whatever works for your team.

If I don’t hear back within a few days, I’ll take the site down to avoid any licensing issues. I want to do this the right way.

Live product: https://synmin.com

Contact: info@synmin.com
Rob Shambro
CEO, AI Interfaces Inc

[RAVINDRA8008]

Hey

I was in a similar situation and reached out to the authors directly.

They did respond, and their position is pretty clear: the CC BY-NC license is intentional, and they’re not planning to offer any kind of commercial license.

From how I understood it, even charging just to cover infra costs would still count as commercial use under that license.

So it’s probably safest to pause or rethink the setup unless they explicitly give you permission — but based on their stance, that seems unlikely right now.

[FLIEZEYE]

Thank you. I think even hosting the model so users can do their research is inappropriate since it’s for more than one user. Well it was a great training exercise and I will take down immediately Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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________________________________ From: RAVINDRA CHOWDARY JONNAGADLA ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2026 11:26:11 AM To: facebookresearch/tribev2 ***@***.***> Cc: Rob Shambro ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [facebookresearch/tribev2] Commercial Licensing Inquiry : Active Deployment at synmin.com (Issue #25) [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/141508155?s=20&v=4]RAVINDRA8008 left a comment (facebookresearch/tribev2#25)<#25 (comment)> Hey I was in a similar situation and reached out to the authors directly. They did respond, and their position is pretty clear: the CC BY-NC license is intentional, and they’re not planning to offer any kind of commercial license. From how I understood it, even charging just to cover infra costs would still count as commercial use under that license. So it’s probably safest to pause or rethink the setup unless they explicitly give you permission — but based on their stance, that seems unlikely right now. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BVPGKGBZ6AMAKG7IISJUXML4UB6FHAVCNFSM6AAAAACXMJQC4OVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHM2DCOBWGE3TMOBTGM>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[FLIEZEYE]

[IMG_3700.jpeg] Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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________________________________ From: RAVINDRA CHOWDARY JONNAGADLA ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2026 11:26:11 AM To: facebookresearch/tribev2 ***@***.***> Cc: Rob Shambro ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [facebookresearch/tribev2] Commercial Licensing Inquiry : Active Deployment at synmin.com (Issue #25) [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/141508155?s=20&v=4]RAVINDRA8008 left a comment (facebookresearch/tribev2#25)<#25 (comment)> Hey I was in a similar situation and reached out to the authors directly. They did respond, and their position is pretty clear: the CC BY-NC license is intentional, and they’re not planning to offer any kind of commercial license. From how I understood it, even charging just to cover infra costs would still count as commercial use under that license. So it’s probably safest to pause or rethink the setup unless they explicitly give you permission — but based on their stance, that seems unlikely right now. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BVPGKGBZ6AMAKG7IISJUXML4UB6FHAVCNFSM6AAAAACXMJQC4OVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHM2DCOBWGE3TMOBTGM>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[FLIEZEYE]

Removed. Taken down. If things change lets us know.

[akbartaimurr]

they should prolly make an API for it

[FLIEZEYE]

Look at the last post from this guy. he stole my Synaptik Mind and he is saying that he built everything at Tribe 2 [IMG_4038.jpeg] Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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________________________________ From: akbartaimurr ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2026 4:39:39 PM To: facebookresearch/tribev2 ***@***.***> Cc: Rob Shambro ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [facebookresearch/tribev2] Commercial Licensing Inquiry : Active Deployment at synmin.com (Issue #25) [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/134905706?s=20&v=4]akbartaimurr left a comment (facebookresearch/tribev2#25)<#25 (comment)> they should prolly make an API for it — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BVPGKGD73PDIEXO4HTGMRUD4VIHFXAVCNFSM6AAAAACXMJQC4OVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHM2DEMRZGIYDGOBYHA>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>