diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 5db3fb8e..4c354a93 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,3 +1,64 @@ +Bulwark Mobile +Copyright (C) 2026 Bulwark Project Authors + +This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, +version 3 only, with the additional permission for app store +distribution below. That permission is provisional; see the +reservation at its end. + +Additional permission under GNU AGPL version 3 section 7 + +The copyright holders of this Program give you additional permission to +convey a covered work (this Program, a modified version of it, or a work +that contains parts of it) through an app store, even though the app +store's terms of service, usage rules or technical measures place +restrictions on recipients that section 10 of this License would otherwise +not allow, such as a limit on the number of devices a copy may be installed +on, or digital rights management applied to the copy. + +This permission applies only if you: + + a) make the Corresponding Source of each version you convey through the + app store available, at no charge and under the terms of this + License, from a network server that anyone can access; + + b) state, in the app store listing or inside the application, where + that Corresponding Source can be obtained; and + + c) do not impose any further restrictions of your own on the exercise + of the rights granted under this License. + +"App store" means a digital distribution service for applications that is +operated by a third party, such as the Apple App Store and TestFlight, +Google Play, the Microsoft Store, the Samsung Galaxy Store or the Huawei +AppGallery. + +This permission covers only the parts of a covered work that its copyright +holders license under this License; it does not extend to parts licensed +under other terms. As section 7 of this License allows, you may remove this +permission from copies you convey and from your modified versions. + +Reservation + +This additional permission has not been finalized. The contributors of +earlier parts of this Program have been asked whether they agree to it: +https://github.com/orgs/bulwarkmail/discussions/1113 + +Until that request is settled, the permission is granted subject to this +reservation: + + - It applies to all contributions made on or after 30 September 2026. + These contributions are accepted under this License together with + this permission. + + - It applies to parts of this Program written before that date only + where their copyright holders have agreed to it. Parts whose + copyright holders do not agree will be rewritten or removed. + +This reservation will be removed once every earlier contributor has +agreed or their parts have been replaced. + + GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6ca38d01..45fcc087 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ For iOS builds and TestFlight distribution see [docs/ios-release.md](docs/ios-re ## License -AGPL-3.0-only. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). +AGPL-3.0-only, with an additional permission to distribute the app through app stores such as the Apple App Store and Google Play. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). Contributions are accepted under the same terms. The permission is provisional until every earlier contributor has agreed to it ([consent request](https://github.com/orgs/bulwarkmail/discussions/1113)); contributions made since 30 September 2026 are already covered.