Add MIT LICENSE file and update contributing documentation (fixes #2) - #7
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- Added root LICENSE with standard MIT text (copyright 2025 Koray Taylan) - Updated README.md Table of Contents, Contributing section (contributor agreement sentence), and added new License section at end - Chose MIT for being permissive, simple, and common in Rust/Tauri/frontend projects - One sentence on MIT vs Apache-2.0: MIT is shorter and more permissive (no patent grant or notice requirements like Apache-2.0), making it easier for individuals and companies to adopt without legal overhead, while still providing good protection; Apache-2.0 adds explicit patent license which is valuable for larger projects but adds complexity.
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Pull request overview
Adds an MIT LICENSE file at the repository root and updates README.md to reference licensing terms, resolving issue #2 which flagged the absence of legal terms for the project.
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LICENSEfile with the MIT License text (Copyright 2025 Koray Taylan). - Added
Licenseentry to the README Table of Contents and a new## Licensesection at the end of the README. - Added a contributor licensing agreement sentence to the Contributing section.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| LICENSE | New MIT License file at repo root. |
| README.md | TOC entry, contributor licensing sentence in Contributing, and new License section. |
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Summary
This PR resolves issue #2 by adding the missing open-source LICENSE and updating the contributing documentation to make the project's legal status clear.
Changes
LICENSEat repository root with the MIT License text (copyright holder: Koray Taylan, year 2025 as recommended).README.md:[License](#license)entry to the Table of Contents.## Licensesection at the end of the document linking to the LICENSE file.Why MIT?
MIT is the recommended license per the issue: permissive, very short/easy to understand, the most common for Rust + Tauri + modern frontend projects, and compatible with almost every other open source license.
One sentence on the difference between MIT and Apache-2.0 (as required by acceptance criteria): MIT is shorter and more permissive with fewer formal requirements (no need to include NOTICE or patent grant language), lowering the barrier for individuals, small teams, and companies to use/adapt the code without extra legal review, whereas Apache-2.0 provides an explicit patent license grant and requires preserving NOTICE files which offers stronger patent protection for larger/commercial projects but adds minor compliance overhead.
Verification
ls -l LICENSEconfirms the file exists at root.Out of Scope (per issue)
Closes #2