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Willow will always be free software, but it's hard to anticipate the future. I Willow will always be free software, but it's hard to anticipate the future. I
may want to change to a different Free (FSF approved) and Open Source (OSI may want to change to a different Free (FSF approved) and Open Source (OSI
approved) license in the future. To allow this limited relicensing, I ask approved) license in the future. To allow this relicensing within those FOSS
contributors to sign a _**F**iduciary **L**icense **A**greement_, or an FLA, limits and without requiring me to contact every historical contributor for
that allows me to change Willow's license at any time _without_ contributor their consent at the time of re-license, I ask contributors to sign a
input, but _with_ those license limitations. _**F**iduciary **L**icense **A**greement_, or an FLA. It's sort of like giving
me advance consent to license your work under a different free and open source
license should that become necessary in the future.
Willow's FLA transfers the contributor's copyright over their contribution to Precisely, Willow's FLA transfers the contributor's copyright over their
Amolith and limits which licenses he can choose to "licenses the Free Software contribution to Amolith and limits which licenses he can put that work under to
Foundation classifies as Free Software License and which are approved by the "licenses the Free Software Foundation classifies as Free Software License and
Open Source Initiative as Open Source licenses". which are approved by the Open Source Initiative as Open Source licenses".
Essentially, it allows me to keep Willow's license(s) up-to-date without
requiring me to contact every historical contributor, and it does all that while
ensuring Willow remains free software :)
Alongside initial contributions, please sign the FLA and email a digital copy to Alongside initial contributions, please sign the FLA and email a digital copy to
amolith@secluded.site. You can sign the FLA by printing, signing, and scanning amolith@secluded.site. You can sign the FLA by printing, signing, and scanning