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fix: correct license inconsistency - README claimed MIT but uses AGPL-3.0 #9

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Phishy - Out-of-process fishing automation tool for World of Warcraft
Copyright (C) 2024-2025 stdNullPtr

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 3, 19 November 2007

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<img alt="Downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/stdNullPtr/Phishy/total?style=for-the-badge&logo=github">
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<a href="https://github.com/stdNullPtr/Phishy/blob/master/LICENSE">
<img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/stdNullPtr/Phishy?style=for-the-badge">
<img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3.0-blue?style=for-the-badge">
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## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
This project is licensed under the **GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0)** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

### What this means:
- ✅ **Free to use, modify, and distribute**
- ✅ **Commercial use is allowed**
- ✅ **All derivatives MUST be open source**
- ✅ **Network use requires source disclosure**
- ⚠️ **Strong copyleft - changes must use AGPL-3.0**

The AGPL ensures that all modifications and derivatives remain open source, even when used as a network service. If you modify this code and provide it as a service, you must share your source code.

## 🙏 Acknowledgments

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