license: relicense to AGPL-3.0-only with commercial dual-license
- LICENSE -> verbatim GNU AGPL-3.0; add LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md + SECURITY.md - CLA -> exclusive-license grant (contributors keep copyright); add README anti-rugpull covenant + relicense record - NOTICE / README / CONTRIBUTING / CLAUDE.md / package.json x5 updated; contact routed through GitHub (no email placeholders) - AGPL section 13 source offer: operator-configurable BACKSPACE_SOURCE_URL + build-injected commit; sourceCodeUrl+commit on /api/instance/info; SourceCodeLink on login/register/settings/desktop; docs + .env.example updated
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# Contributing to Backspace
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Thanks for considering a contribution! Backspace is an open, source-available
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project and contributions of all sizes are welcome — bug reports, fixes,
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features, documentation, and design.
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Thanks for considering a contribution! Backspace is free and open source software
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(GNU AGPL-3.0, with a commercial dual-license option), and contributions of all
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sizes are welcome — bug reports, fixes, features, documentation, and design.
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## Before you start
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Before your first contribution can be merged, you must sign the project's
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[Contributor License Agreement](CLA.md).
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Backspace is a single-owner project. The CLA **assigns copyright in your
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contribution to the maintainer (Jannis Braun)**, who becomes its sole owner and
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may license the project under any terms, including commercially. In return, you
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receive a perpetual license to reuse the specific code you authored in your own
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other projects (see CLA §5). You also confirm that you have the right to
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contribute the code in the first place. If you are not comfortable assigning
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your contribution, please do not submit it.
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Backspace is a single-owner project. Under the CLA **you keep the copyright to
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your contribution** and grant the maintainer (Jannis Braun) an exclusive,
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sublicensable license to it — which is what lets the project be offered under both
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the AGPL and a commercial license. In return, you receive a perpetual license to
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reuse the specific code you authored in your own other projects (see CLA §5). You
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also confirm that you have the right to contribute the code in the first place.
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Signing is automatic and takes one comment:
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`docs/systems/federation.md` and `docs/systems/client-federation.md`.
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- **Design system.** UI work follows the "Aether Drift" design system documented
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in `docs/systems/design-system.md`.
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- **No new dependencies without justification.** Prefer the existing stack.
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- **No new dependencies without justification.** Prefer the existing stack. New
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dependencies must be **permissive** (MIT/ISC/Apache-2.0/BSD), or weak-copyleft
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(LGPL/MPL) only when dynamically linked at arm's length. Never add **strong
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copyleft** (GPL/AGPL) or non-permissive licenses (SSPL, BUSL/BSL,
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non-commercial): strong copyleft cannot ship in the commercial edition, and the
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others are incompatible with `AGPL-3.0-only`.
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- **Complete implementations only.** No placeholder code, no `TODO` stubs, no
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partial components. Handle the error and edge cases.
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Use GitHub Issues. For bugs, include reproduction steps, expected vs. actual
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behavior, and your environment (deployment method, browser/desktop, and whether
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federation or voice is involved). For security issues, please do **not** open a
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public issue — see the README's security section.
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public issue — see [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md).
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## License
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By contributing, you agree that your contributions are licensed under the
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[Elastic License 2.0](LICENSE) and are subject to the [CLA](CLA.md).
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[GNU AGPL-3.0](LICENSE) and are subject to the [CLA](CLA.md) — an exclusive-license
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grant that also enables the project's commercial dual-license.
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