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docs: record AGPL-3.0 as a deliberate choice — toy project, no closed commercial forks
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## License
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AGPL-3.0 — see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md).
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Why AGPL? WebBase-III is a toy, and the license keeps it that way: anyone can use it, fork it, and learn from it, but nobody can take it closed and sell it as a hosted service without giving their changes back. If you want to run it, hack it, or ship features from your dBASE memories — that's exactly what it's for.

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6. **README rewrite** — nostalgia-first opening per Positioning section.
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7. **CONTRIBUTING.md** — how to run, test, and submit PRs; link Definition of Done.
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8. **Seed issues** — 5–10 real issues, several labeled `good first issue`.
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9. **License**stays AGPL-3.0 unless Dennis explicitly decides otherwise. (Noted: MIT is more conventional for showcase projects and friendlier to casual contributors; open decision, not a blocker.)
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9. **License** — AGPL-3.0, **decided 2026-06-12**: Dennis explicitly wants to prevent closed commercial exploitation (e.g. someone hosting a modified version as a paid SaaS). WebBase-III is and stays a toy/fun project; the AGPL network clause guarantees that. The casual-contributor friction is accepted as the price.
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## Launch sequence
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