Add commercial engagement and transition details

Added a detailed overview of commercial engagement and technology transition opportunities related to IX-Autonomy-Assurance-Case-Runtime, including potential engagement models and scope boundaries.

Author: BryceWDesign

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+# Commercial Engagement and Technology Transition
+
+IX-Autonomy-Assurance-Case-Runtime is an Apache-2.0 open-source reference runtime for trusted-autonomy assurance-case traceability, evidence-backed evaluation, human review workflows, runtime decision records, and bounded prototype maturity assessment.
+
+The public repository remains available under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+Separate commercial, government, research, or transition discussions may be appropriate for organizations that need technical stewardship, implementation support, private adaptation, roadmap development, integration planning, training, or rights discussions beyond the public open-source release.
+
+## Potential Engagement Models
+
+Potential engagement models may include:
+
+- technical review and architecture walkthroughs,
+- remote or asynchronous advisory support,
+- implementation and integration support,
+- prototype hardening and validation planning,
+- private extension or adaptation work,
+- transition package preparation,
+- documentation and handoff support,
+- rights, stewardship, assignment, or acquisition discussions where legally appropriate.
+
+## Scope Boundary
+
+This notice does not imply:
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+- certification,
+- authority to operate,
+- deployment readiness,
+- procurement acceptance,
+- agency acceptance,
+- government endorsement,
+- official sponsorship,
+- classified-system suitability,
+- operational safety approval,
+- or acceptance by any federal, IC, DoD, contractor, research, or acquisition organization.
+
+Any commercial, government, defense, intelligence-community, research, or acquisition use beyond the public open-source release should proceed through the appropriate legal, technical, security, and acquisition channels.
+
+## Open-Source Boundary
+
+Because this repository is released under Apache-2.0, the public code may already be used, modified, and distributed under the terms of that license.
+
+Organizations seeking more than the public open-source release may wish to discuss:
+
+- technical stewardship,
+- transition support,
+- private roadmap execution,
+- private branch development,
+- implementation support,
+- integration guidance,
+- validation planning,
+- documentation transfer,
+- rights discussions,
+- or structured handoff support.
+
+## Serious Inquiries
+
+For serious technical, commercial, research, transition, or stewardship inquiries, contact:
+
+**LinkedIn:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycewdesign/]
+
+Please include:
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+- organization name,
+- role or relationship to the organization,
+- intended area of interest,
+- whether the inquiry concerns review, support, transition, rights, or private adaptation,
+- and any relevant public acquisition, research, or commercial pathway being considered.
+
+## Maintainer
+
+Bryce Lovell