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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
approved) license in the future. To allow this limited relicensing, I ask
contributors to sign a _**F**iduciary **L**icense **A**greement_, or an FLA,
that allows me to change Willow's license at any time _without_ contributor
input, but _with_ those license limitations.
approved) license in the future. To allow this relicensing within those FOSS
limits and without requiring me to contact every historical contributor for
their consent at the time of re-license, I ask contributors to sign a
_**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
Amolith and limits which licenses he can choose to "licenses the Free Software
Foundation classifies as Free Software License and 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 :)
Precisely, Willow's FLA transfers the contributor's copyright over their
contribution to Amolith and limits which licenses he can put that work under to
"licenses the Free Software Foundation classifies as Free Software License and
which are approved by the Open Source Initiative as Open Source licenses".
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