From 05fc844410374344b30ef10cc6ad50d108b31222 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Siddharth Kumar Sah Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 23:11:19 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] chore: use first-person voice in license and CLA text --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +- LICENSE | 2 +- README.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index cd3455e8..d57ebe8f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Stirling Image is dual-licensed under the [AGPLv3](LICENSE) and a commercial lic By submitting a pull request or otherwise contributing code to this project, you agree that: 1. Your contributions are your original work (or you have the right to submit them). -2. You grant the project maintainer a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, sublicense, and relicense your contributions under any license, including the AGPLv3 and any commercial license offered for this project. +2. You grant me a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, sublicense, and relicense your contributions under any license, including the AGPLv3 and any commercial license I offer for this project. 3. You understand that your contributions will be publicly available under the AGPLv3 and may also be included in commercially licensed versions of the software. This is necessary because the project offers a commercial license alongside the open-source AGPLv3. Without this agreement, contributed code could only be distributed under the AGPLv3, which would prevent offering a commercial option. diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index ae74651f..60de7780 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This software is dual-licensed: 2. Commercial License For use without AGPLv3 obligations (e.g., in proprietary products or SaaS offerings without source disclosure), a commercial license is - available. Contact the author for terms. + available. Contact me for terms. Unless you have purchased a commercial license, your use of this software is governed by the AGPLv3. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cf555fb9..9fdd0839 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ Bug reports and feature requests: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/stirling-im This project is dual-licensed under the [AGPLv3](LICENSE) and a commercial license. - **AGPLv3 (free):** You may use, modify, and distribute this software under the AGPLv3. If you run a modified version as a network service, you must make your source code available under the AGPLv3. This applies to personal use, open-source projects, and any use that complies with AGPLv3 terms. -- **Commercial license (paid):** If you want to use Stirling Image in proprietary software or SaaS without the AGPLv3 source-disclosure requirement, a commercial license is available. Contact the author for pricing and terms. +- **Commercial license (paid):** If you want to use Stirling Image in proprietary software or SaaS without the AGPLv3 source-disclosure requirement, a commercial license is available. Contact me for pricing and terms.