Merge pull request #476 from safe-global/update-license

Update License

Author: akshay-ap

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing
+
+Thanks for your interest in contributing to this repository.
+
+## Licensing and CLA
+
+This repository contains code under two licensing regimes, split by a cut-over
+date:
+
+- Up to and including February 16, 2026:
+  Copyright (c) Safe Ecosystem Foundation, licensed under the MIT License.
+- From February 17, 2026 onward:
+  Copyright (c) Safe Labs GmbH, licensed under the Functional Source License
+  v1.1 (MIT Future License).
+
+By submitting a pull request, you agree that your contribution will be licensed
+under the regime applicable at the time your pull request is merged.
+
+For contributions merged on or after February 17, 2026, acceptance of the Safe
+Labs Contributor License Agreement (CLA) is required and enforced via CI.
+
+For details, see:
+- `LICENSE`
+- `NOTICE`
+
+## Process
+
+- Open an issue or pull request with a clear description of your change.
+- Keep pull requests focused and minimal.
+- Follow the guidance in `README.md`.

LICENSE

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-MIT License
+# LICENSE
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Safe Ecosystem Foundation
+This repository contains code developed at different points in time and under
+different ownership and licensing terms.
+
+### A) Historical Code (up to and including February 16, 2026): MIT
+
+All commits made **up to and including 2026-02-16** are:
+- Copyright (c) Safe Ecosystem Foundation (SEF)
+- Licensed under the **MIT License**
+
+A snapshot of the final SEF/MIT state is available under the Git tag:
+- `sef-mit-final`
+
+Use of the historical code is governed by the MIT License below.
+
+### B) New Code (from February 17, 2026 onward): FSL-1.1-MIT
+
+All commits made **on or after 2026-02-17** are:
+- Copyright (c) Safe Labs GmbH
+- Licensed under the **Functional Source License, Version 1.1, MIT Future
+  License** (`FSL-1.1-MIT`)
+
+### No retroactive relicensing of MIT code
+
+Nothing in this repository retroactively changes the MIT license terms granted
+by SEF for the historical code. The licensing boundary is defined solely by
+commit date.
+
+---
+
+# MIT License (SEF historical code)
+
+Copyright (c) 2022-2026 Safe Ecosystem Foundation
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
+
+---
+
+# Functional Source License v1.1 (MIT Future License) (Safe Labs new code)
+
+## Abbreviation
+
+FSL-1.1-MIT
+
+## Notice
+
+Copyright 2026, Safe Labs GmbH
+
+## Terms and Conditions
+
+### Licensor ("We")
+
+The party offering the Software under these Terms and Conditions.
+
+### The Software
+
+The "Software" is each version of the software that we make available under
+these Terms and Conditions, as indicated by our inclusion of these Terms and
+Conditions with the Software.
+
+### License Grant
+
+Subject to your compliance with this License Grant and the Patents,
+Redistribution and Trademark clauses below, we hereby grant you the right to
+use, copy, modify, create derivative works, publicly perform, publicly display
+and redistribute the Software for any Permitted Purpose identified below.
+
+### Permitted Purpose
+
+A Permitted Purpose is any purpose other than a Competing Use. A Competing Use
+means making the Software available to others in a commercial product or
+service that:
+
+1. substitutes for the Software;
+2. substitutes for any other product or service we offer using the Software
+that exists as of the date we make the Software available; or
+3. offers the same or substantially similar functionality as the Software.
+
+Permitted Purposes specifically include using the Software:
+
+1. for your internal use and access;
+2. for non-commercial education;
+3. for non-commercial research; and
+4. in connection with professional services that you provide to a licensee
+using the Software in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
+
+### Patents
+
+To the extent your use for a Permitted Purpose would necessarily infringe our
+patents, the license grant above includes a license under our patents. If you
+make a claim against any party that the Software infringes or contributes to
+the infringement of any patent, then your patent license to the Software ends
+immediately.
+
+### Redistribution
+
+The Terms and Conditions apply to all copies, modifications and derivatives of
+the Software.
+
+If you redistribute any copies, modifications or derivatives of the Software,
+you must include a copy of or a link to these Terms and Conditions and not
+remove any copyright notices provided in or with the Software.
+
+### Disclaimer
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
+
+IN NO EVENT WILL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE
+SOFTWARE, INCLUDING INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
+EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY IN ADVANCE.
+
+### Trademarks
+
+Except for displaying the License Details and identifying us as the origin of
+the Software, you have no right under these Terms and Conditions to use our
+trademarks, trade names, service marks or product names.
+
+## Grant of Future License
+
+We hereby irrevocably grant you an additional license to use the Software under
+the MIT license that is effective on the second anniversary of the date we make
+the Software available. On or after that date, you may use the Software under
+the MIT license, in which case the following will apply:
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

NOTICE

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+# NOTICE - Ownership and Licensing Split (SEF -> Safe Labs)
+
+This repository is part of the Safe ecosystem and contains code owned and
+licensed under two different regimes, split by a cut-over date.
+
+## 1) Up to and including 2026-02-16
+
+- Owner: Safe Ecosystem Foundation (SEF)
+- License: MIT
+- Tag: `sef-mit-final` (final SEF/MIT snapshot)
+
+## 2) From 2026-02-17 onward
+
+- Owner: Safe Labs GmbH
+- License: Functional Source License v1.1 (MIT Future License) (`FSL-1.1-MIT`)
+
+## Why this exists
+
+Safe Ecosystem Foundation continues to steward public-good components of the
+Safe ecosystem. Safe Labs GmbH operates and commercially supports
+production-grade infrastructure and services.
+
+This split is intended to provide:
+- continued permissive availability of the historical MIT code
+- sustainable, security-focused development of operational services
+- clear terms for contributors and downstream users

README.md

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 ```bash
 bash ./scripts/db_generate_migrations.sh RELEVANT_MIGRATION_NAME
 ```
+## Licensing
+
+This repository contains code developed under two different ownership and licensing regimes, split by a defined cut-over date.
+
+- Up to and including February 16, 2026: code is Copyright (c) Safe Ecosystem Foundation and licensed under the MIT License. The final SEF-owned MIT snapshot is tagged as `sef-mit-final`.
+- From February 17, 2026 onward: new development is Copyright (c) Safe Labs GmbH and licensed under the Functional Source License, Version 1.1 (MIT Future License).
+
+Users who require a purely MIT-licensed codebase should base their work on the `sef-mit-final` tag. The historical MIT-licensed code remains MIT and is not retroactively relicensed.
+
+For details, see `LICENSE` and `NOTICE`.