diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6e275bcb9..700786f3e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Contributing -We are thrilled you are interested in contributing to the AACloud. Your help may be essential to the project's success and we want you in! +We are thrilled you are interested in contributing to the this module. Your help may be essential to the project's success and we want you in! -Advanced Algos is a startup, currently at a very early stage. Although AACloud is not open source software yet, we do welcome contributions from the community. +Advanced Algos LTD is a startup, currently at a very early stage. Although this module is not open source software yet, we do welcome contributions from the community. Contributions are deemed _work for hire_ and --as such-- are compensated on a case by case basis, with ALGO tokens. Contributors agree to provide an express grant of patent rights for their contributions. Our Balanced Contributor Intellectual Property Agreement is a direct implementation of GitHub's [Balanced Employee Intellectual Property Agreement 1.0.1](https://github.com/github/balanced-employee-ip-agreement/blob/master/Balanced_Employee_IP_Agreement.md). diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index a88a4750b..35dd9e553 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,48 +1,43 @@ COPYRIGHT NOTICE -© Copyright 2018 Advanced Algos +© Copyright 2018 Advanced Algos LTD. LICENSE NOTICE Advanced Algos LTD. is a startup, currently at a very early stage. Because certain aspects of the business are still not clearly defined, we have chosen to --temporarily-- grant a -restrictive license for the use of AACloud, until those business aspects are clarified +restrictive license for the use of this module, until those business aspects are clarified and a proper open source license can be granted. Advanced Algos LTD. is publishing the code of this software for several reasons. However, it shall not be considered free software yet. Advanced Algos LTD. is a for-profit company -in the crypto space and AACloud is still proprietary software. +in the crypto space and this module is still proprietary software. -The reasons for opening up the code of AACloud at this stage are the following: +The reasons for opening up the code of this module at this stage are the following: * We believe that transparency is paramount to achieving our goals, so we want everyone - to be able to understand what AACloud does and how. Opening up the code of AACloud allows - anyone to take a close look. + to be able to understand what this module does and how. Opening up the code of this module + allows anyone to take a close look. - * We welcome contributions from the community. Contributions are compensated on a case - by case basis with ALGO tokens. Contributions are deemed _work for hire_ and contributors - agree to provide an express grant of patent rights for their contributions. - - * We wish the community to be able to create their own bots running on AACloud, thus we grant - a development and testing license so that developers can test their bots in their local - environment. + * We welcome contributions from the community. Contributions may be compensated on a case + by case basis with ALGO tokens. Contributors agree to provide an express grant of patent + rights for their contributions. LICENSE WORDING Advanced Algos LTD. grants a limited license for the following uses: -1. CODE REVIEW AND AUDITS. You are granted permission to clone the AACoud repository to analyze, +1. CODE REVIEW AND AUDITS. You are granted permission to clone this repository to analyze, review or audit the code. -2. COLLABORATING WITH ADVANCED ALGOS. You are granted permission to fork the AACloud repository +2. COLLABORATING WITH ADVANCED ALGOS LTD. You are granted permission to fork the this repository with the sole purpose of correcting bugs and developing functionality in agreement with - Advanced Algos. Before your contributions are merged into our repository, you will be requested - to sign a Contributors Work for Hire Agreement. - -3. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF TRADING BOTS. You are granted permission to clone the AACloud - repository and use the software in your local environment to develop and test trading bots. + Advanced Algos LTD. By contributing to this repository you explicitely agree to the terms + detailed in CONTRIBUTING.MD. +PLEASE SEE CONTRIBUTING.MD FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE IMPLICATIONS SURROUNDING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS +TO THIS REPOSITORY.