chore: relicense to GPL-3.0-only - #48
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Comline's toolchain (the compiler + code generators — everything that links comline-core) moves from MIT/Apache-2.0 to GPL-3.0-only. A distributed fork of the toolchain must now be GPL; this does not touch applications built *with* Comline (running the generator no more licenses your program than GCC does; generated code links only comline-runtime, which is MPL-2.0). - LICENSE / core/LICENSE: GNU GPL v3 text (replaces LICENSE-APACHE / LICENSE-MIT at both locations). - core/Cargo.toml, core_stdlib/Cargo.toml: license = "GPL-3.0-only". - core/README.md: rewritten License + Contribution sections. `GPL-3.0-only` (not -or-later): future GPL revisions are a deliberate opt-in, not automatic. Full rationale + the per-repo split land in docs/design/licensing.md.
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Part of the project-wide relicensing (see
docs/design/licensing.md, landing separately).Comline's toolchain — the compiler and code generators, i.e. everything that links
comline-core(core,generation,comline-rust,comline-typescript,cli) — moves fromMIT OR Apache-2.0toGPL-3.0-only.Why: a company can fork Comline (that's fine) but can't take the fork closed — a distributed fork of the toolchain must be GPL. This does not reach applications built with Comline: running the generator no more licenses your program than compiling it with GCC does, and generated code links only
comline-runtime, which stays permissive-ish (MPL-2.0, separate PR).LICENSE+core/LICENSE: GNU GPL v3 text (replacesLICENSE-APACHE/LICENSE-MITat both spots).core/Cargo.toml,core_stdlib/Cargo.toml:license = "GPL-3.0-only".core/README.md: License + Contribution sections rewritten.-only, not-or-later: adopting a future GPL stays a deliberate choice, not automatic delegation to the FSF.Sole copyright holder, so no contributor sign-offs needed. Code already distributed under MIT/Apache remains usable under those terms by anyone who has it; every release from here is GPL-3.0-only.