Prepare public docs, licensing, and v0.1.0 release

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Summary

Prepare redis-adapter for its first public library release, v0.1.0, while keeping the RedisAdapter wire protocol at version 1.0.

Highlights

• replace the mixed license text with an exact BSD 3-Clause LICENSE, a separate Fermilab government-rights NOTICE, and an inventoried THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• add VERSION.txt, a dated changelog, and a tag-gated release workflow that publishes a complete source bundle with all pinned submodules plus SHA256SUMS
• reorganize the README around the library's useful behavior: typed Redis Streams, nanosecond stream IDs, reconnecting readers, deferred reader topology changes, cluster hash-slot keys, connection options, and watchdogs
• add a documentation index, source-build/CMake guide, API guide, release guide, contribution guide, security policy, issue forms, and PR template
• move public CI to push and pull-request validation on GitHub-hosted Ubuntu without institutional secrets
• replace the checked-in 7 MB Redis executable with a pinned official Redis 7.4 test container, keeping HEXPIRE watchdog coverage
• add Dependabot coverage for Actions, Docker, and git submodules
• make the already non-movable RedisConnection contract explicit and stop the optional benchmark target from building Google Benchmark's upstream tests

Versioning

• C++ library: 0.1.0
• RedisAdapter wire protocol: 1.0 (unchanged)
• Runtime/wire format: unchanged

The pre-1.0 library version is intentional: the protocol is documented and stable at v1.0, but the C++ API still has open hardening work before making a stable-library compatibility promise.

Validation

• anonymous credential-disabled HTTPS clone with --recurse-submodules
• all project workflow and issue-form YAML parses
• all workflow shell blocks and repository shell scripts pass syntax validation
• Docker Compose test definition renders successfully
• all project-local Markdown links resolve
• clean C++17 configure/build on macOS
• README example passes C++17 syntax compilation
• 12 non-watchdog tests pass against local Redis 7.0 over TCP and Unix socket
• C++20 test and benchmark targets build; Google Benchmark's own test suite is no longer built
• release packaging command creates redis-adapter-0.1.0-source.tar.gz and includes all seven project/dependency notice files

GitHub CI supplies the authoritative full-suite result against pinned Redis 7.4, including the watchdog test.

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Pull request overview

Prepares redis-adapter for an initial public v0.1.0 source release by formalizing licensing/notices, expanding user + maintainer documentation, and updating CI/release automation while keeping the RedisAdapter wire protocol at v1.0.

Changes:

• Introduces release metadata (VERSION.txt, CHANGELOG.md) and a tag-driven release workflow that publishes a complete source bundle (including pinned submodules) with SHA256SUMS.
• Reworks public documentation: revamped README plus new docs for building, API usage, and releasing; adds contributing and security policy guidance.
• Updates CI to run on GitHub-hosted Ubuntu using a pinned Redis 7.4 container (and adds Dependabot coverage).

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
VERSION.txt	Adds semantic library version source of truth (0.1.0).
THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md	Inventories submodule dependency licenses and clarifies what’s redistributed.
SECURITY.md	Adds a security policy and private vulnerability reporting instructions.
RedisConnection.hpp	Makes RedisConnection explicitly non-movable (move ctor deleted).
redis-start.sh	Hardens the local Redis helper script (strict bash, quoting, clearer output).
README.md	Rewrites README around public-library usage, features, quick start, and doc links.
NOTICE	Adds government-rights notice separate from the license text.
LICENSE	Normalizes license to BSD 3-Clause (and updates copyright year).
docs/releasing.md	Documents the release/tagging process and artifact expectations.
docs/README.md	Adds a documentation index and versioning model overview.
docs/building.md	Adds source build, dependency, test Redis, and integration guidance.
docs/api.md	Adds an API guide describing connection/options, reads/writes, readers, and errors.
docker-compose.test.yml	Defines pinned Redis 7.4 test environment with Unix socket support.
CONTRIBUTING.md	Adds contribution workflow expectations for a public repo.
CMakeLists.txt	Reads VERSION.txt for project(... VERSION ...) and disables Benchmark tests.
CHANGELOG.md	Adds dated changelog entry for 0.1.0.
.github/workflows/test.yml	Moves CI to push+PR on main, uses pinned Redis via Compose, adds validation.
.github/workflows/test-and-benchmark.yml	Updates manual workflow to use pinned Redis + CMake C++20 for benchmarks.
.github/workflows/release.yml	Adds tag/dispatch release publisher with source-bundle + checksum artifacts.
.github/pull_request_template.md	Adds a structured PR template for compatibility/validation.
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml	Adds feature request issue form with compatibility prompts.
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml	Disables blank issues and adds security contact link.
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml	Adds bug report form with required reproduction + environment fields.
.github/dependabot.yml	Enables Dependabot for Actions, Docker, and git submodules.

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 24 out of 25 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.