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chore(companion): license apps/companion under PolyForm Internal Use 1.0.0 - #3064

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Before (main) After (this PR)
apps/companion/ AGPL-3.0, like the rest of the repo Source-available under the PolyForm Internal Use License 1.0.0. Not open source. No distribution.
Everything else AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0, unchanged
  1. The root LICENSE gets a short header above the AGPL text. The header says that apps/companion/ has its own license file. The AGPL text under the header is byte for byte the same as on main.
  2. apps/companion/LICENSE is new: a copyright line, then the PolyForm Internal Use License 1.0.0, word for word.
  3. The README, the companion README, the docs license page, both contributing guides and the companion package.json now state the same thing.

Text only. No code changes.

Notes for review

  • The README license badge was dynamic. It reads GitHub's license detection, and GitHub reports "Other" once LICENSE has a header. The badge is now static.
  • A pull request from outside the team that changes apps/companion/ now needs a separate written agreement, because the folder's license does not allow distribution. Both contributing guides say so.
  • The workspace packages that the app imports (@shelf/datetime, @shelf/labels, @shelf/permissions, @shelf/quantity-control) stay under AGPL-3.0.
  • Both contributing guides say that a GitHub fork and the local clone of it are fine, even though both copies contain apps/companion/. GitHub's Terms of Service (section D.5) cover the fork. The license file has no clause for this, by decision: it keeps the standard PolyForm text only.
  • Both license files say that the PolyForm license applies starting with the version of this repository that first includes apps/companion/LICENSE.
  • Counsel reviews both license files after merge. The merge does not wait for that. A wording change from that review comes as a follow-up PR.
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  • git show HEAD:LICENSE ends with git show origin/main:LICENSE, byte for byte. Only the header is new.
  • The PolyForm text is the 1.0.0 tag of polyformproject/polyform-licenses and has the same words as https://polyformproject.org/licenses/internal-use/1.0.0.txt.
  • The pre-commit Prettier hook and commitlint pass.
  • The static badge URL returns 200 with the title "License: AGPL-3.0, companion app excluded".

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  • Documentation
    • Clarified that the companion app has a separate license from the rest of the repository.
    • Documented that the companion app is available for internal business use but cannot be distributed, sublicensed, or transferred.
    • Added licensing notices and references across the companion app and project documentation.
    • Clarified that contributors may fork and clone the repository, while other uses of the companion app require compliance with its separate license.

…1.0.0

The companion app is source-available, not open source. The rest of the
repository stays under AGPL-3.0.

- LICENSE: add a header above the unchanged AGPL text that points
  apps/companion/ to its own license file
- apps/companion/LICENSE: copyright line plus the PolyForm Internal Use
  License 1.0.0, word for word
- README, companion README, docs license page: state the exception
- README: static license badge, because GitHub reports "Other" once the
  root LICENSE has a header
- CONTRIBUTING + docs contributing: pull requests to apps/companion/ need a
  separate written agreement, since its license does not allow distribution
- apps/companion/package.json: "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE"
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The change defines separate licensing for apps/companion/, documents repository license scope, adds package and directory license notices, and updates contribution requirements.

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Companion app licensing

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Repository license scope
LICENSE, README.md, apps/docs/license.md
The repository identifies AGPLv3 coverage and excludes apps/companion/. Documentation describes the companion app’s PolyForm Internal Use License 1.0.0 and distribution prohibition.
Companion license terms
apps/companion/LICENSE, apps/companion/README.md, apps/companion/package.json
The companion app adds the PolyForm license text, a directory license notice, and package metadata that points to the license file.
Contribution requirements
CONTRIBUTING.md, apps/docs/contributing.md
Contribution guidance permits forking and local cloning while requiring a separate written agreement and an issue before changes to apps/companion/ begin.

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…n license

A fork of this repository also copies apps/companion/, whose license does not
allow distribution. GitHub's Terms of Service (section D.5) already let every
user fork a public repository, so the normal fork workflow for the rest of
Shelf stays valid. Both contributing guides now say so, and keep the rule that
changes inside apps/companion/ need a written agreement first.
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The fork note covered only the copy on GitHub. The steps also ask for a local
clone, which again contains apps/companion/. Both guides now say that this
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Carlos Virreira and others added 2 commits September 21, 2026 15:45
…applies

Both license files now say that the content is offered only under the PolyForm
license starting with the version of the repository that first includes
apps/companion/LICENSE. The earlier sentence was broader than needed. The
PolyForm text and the AGPL text are unchanged.
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