diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a808b8824..f23129dbd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -499,7 +499,40 @@ If you find World Monitor useful: ## License -GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0) — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. +This project is licensed under the **GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0)** — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for the full text. + +### What This Means + +**You are free to:** + +- **Use** — run World Monitor for any purpose, including commercial use +- **Study** — read, audit, and learn from the source code +- **Modify** — adapt, extend, and build upon the code +- **Distribute** — share copies with anyone + +**Under these conditions:** + +- **Source code disclosure** — if you distribute or modify this software, you **must** make the complete source code available under the same AGPL-3.0 license +- **Network use is distribution** — if you run a modified version as a network service (SaaS, web app, API), you **must** provide the source code to all users who interact with it over the network. This is the key difference from GPL-3.0 — you cannot run a modified version behind a server without sharing the source +- **Same license (copyleft)** — any derivative work must be released under AGPL-3.0. You cannot re-license under a proprietary or more permissive license +- **Attribution** — you must retain all copyright notices, give appropriate credit to the original author, and clearly indicate any changes you made +- **State changes** — modified files must carry prominent notices stating that you changed them, with the date of the change +- **No additional restrictions** — you may not impose any further restrictions on the rights granted by this license (e.g., no DRM, no additional terms) + +**In plain terms:** + +| Use Case | Allowed? | Condition | +|----------|----------|-----------| +| Personal / internal use | Yes | No conditions | +| Self-hosted deployment | Yes | No conditions if unmodified | +| Forking & modifying | Yes | Must share source under AGPL-3.0 | +| Commercial use | Yes | Must share source under AGPL-3.0 | +| Running as a SaaS/web service | Yes | Must share source under AGPL-3.0 | +| Bundling into a proprietary product | No | AGPL-3.0 copyleft prevents this | + +**No warranty** — the software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. + +Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Elie Habib. All rights reserved under AGPL-3.0. --- @@ -521,7 +554,7 @@ GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0) — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for We thank the following researchers for responsibly disclosing security issues: -- **Cody Richard** — Disclosed three security findings covering IPC command exposure via DevTools in production builds, renderer-to-sidecar trust boundary analysis, and the global fetch patch credential injection architecture (2025) +- **Cody Richard** — Disclosed three security findings covering IPC command exposure via DevTools in production builds, renderer-to-sidecar trust boundary analysis, and the global fetch patch credential injection architecture (2026) If you discover a vulnerability, please see our [Security Policy](./SECURITY.md) for responsible disclosure guidelines. diff --git a/settings.html b/settings.html index 06b48aa4b..0909d497e 100644 --- a/settings.html +++ b/settings.html @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@