update the additional license documentation

enriquetomasmb · enriquetomasmb · commit 7e206a93c7e3 · 2025-06-11T18:14:57.000+02:00
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- [ ] I have read and agree to the **[Contributor License Agreement](../CLA.md)**.
+- [ ] Every commit is signed off with `Signed-off-by`.
+- [ ] I have read and agree to the **[Contributing Guidelines](../CONTRIBUTING.md)**.
diff --git a/CLA.md b/CLA.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Individual Contributor License Agreement (ICLA) – NEBULA
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to NEBULA
+(“Project”) maintained by **Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán**, **Alberto Huertas Celdrán**, **Alejandro Aviles Serrano** and **Fernando Torres Vega** (“Authors”).
+
+By submitting a pull request, patch or code snippet, you agree that:
+
+1. **Licensing.**  You license your contribution under the GNU Affero
+   General Public License v3.0 *and* grant Authors the
+   non-exclusive, royalty-free right to distribute your contribution
+   under additional proprietary or commercial licenses of NEBULA.
+
+2. **Original Work.**  You are the author of the contribution or
+   otherwise have the right to submit it; it is free of any third-party
+   intellectual-property claim.
+
+3. **No compensation.**  You understand that you will not be paid for
+   your contribution and that Authors may use, sell or license the
+   software containing your contribution at its sole discretion.
+
+Signed-off-by: *\<Your Name\> (\<email\>)*  
+Date: *\<YYYY-MM-DD\>*
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,2 +1,26 @@
-# Contributing
-We welcome contributions to this project. Please read the following guidelines.
+# Contributing to NEBULA
+
+## 1 • Fork → Branch → Commit
+Follow conventional-commit style.
+
+## 2 • Sign the CLA
+When you open your first Pull Request, **CLA-assistant** will block the
+merge until you tick the box confirming you accept the
+[ICLA](CLA.md).  
+Add a Developer-Certificate-of-Origin line in every commit:
+
+```
+Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
+```
+
+## 3 • Open a Pull Request
+All status checks must pass before merging.
+
+## 4 • Wait for Review
+The pull request will be reviewed by the maintainers.
+
+## 5 • Get Feedback
+The maintainers will provide feedback on the pull request.
+
+## 6 • Merge the Pull Request
+The pull request will be merged by the maintainers.
diff --git a/LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md b/LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# NEBULA Enterprise License
+
+This repository is published under **GNU AGPL v3.0**.  
+If you wish to embed NEBULA in closed-source products, offer it as a hosted service, or obtain an SLA, please e-mail **enriquetomas@um.es** and **alberto.huertas@um.es**.
+
+A bespoke commercial agreement (OEM / subscription / SaaS) will be provided on request.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 ## 🌌 About NEBULA
 
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPLv3-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-brightgreen.svg?style=flat)](https://docs.nebula-dfl.com)
 ![Github Last Commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/CyberDataLab/nebula)
 [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/CyberDataLab/nebula)](https://github.com/CyberDataLab/nebula/issues)
@@ -141,7 +142,11 @@ If you use NEBULA (or Fedstellar) in a scientific publication, we would apprecia
 
 ## 📝 License
 
-Distributed under the GNU GPLv3 License. See `LICENSE` for more information.
+Distributed under the GNU AGPLv3 License. See `LICENSE` for more information.
+
+**Community Edition** — released under the **GNU Affero GPL v3.0**.
+**Enterprise Edition** — proprietary license & premium support available.
+Contact **enriquetomas@um.es** and **alberto.huertas@um.es** for commercial terms.
 
 ## 🙏 Acknowledgements
 
diff --git a/docs/_prebuilt/commercial-faq.md b/docs/_prebuilt/commercial-faq.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Commercial FAQ — NEBULA Enterprise
+
+**Q 1. What does the commercial license cover?**  
+To be determined.
+
+**Q 2. Does the commercial edition include extra features?**  
+To be determined.
+
+**Q 3. Pricing model?**  
+To be determined.
+
+**Q 4. Can we contribute back fixes?**  
+Absolutely; your patches remain under AGPL in the community edition, and you can keep proprietary extensions private under the commercial agreement.
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs.yml b/docs/mkdocs.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ site_description: "NEBULA: A Platform for Decentralized Federated Learning"
 site_author: Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán, Alberto Huertas Celdrán, Alejandro Avilés Serrano, Fernando Torres Vega
 edit_uri: edit/main/docs/
 repo_name: CyberDataLab/nebula
-copyright: Created by <a href="https://enriquetomasmb.com">Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán</a>, Alberto Huertas Celdrán, Alejandro Avilés Serrano, and Fernando Torres Vega.
+copyright: Created by <a href="https://enriquetomasmb.com">Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán</a>, Alberto Huertas Celdrán, Alejandro Avilés Serrano, and Fernando Torres Vega - Source code (AGPL-3.0)
 
 nav:
   - Home: index.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ nav:
   - API Reference: api/
   - Contributing: contributing.md
   - Changelog: changelog.md
+  - Commercial FAQ: commercial-faq.md
 plugins:
   - search
   - mkdocstrings:
diff --git a/nebula/frontend/static/js/custom.js b/nebula/frontend/static/js/custom.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         const copyright = document.getElementById("copyright");
         var date = new Date();
         var year = date.getFullYear();
-        copyright.innerHTML = `<p>© ${year} NEBULA. All rights reserved.<br><a href="https://docs.nebula-dfl.com/" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-book"></i> Documentation</a> | <a href="https://github.com/CyberDataLab/nebula" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>  Source code</a></p>`;
+        copyright.innerHTML = `<p>© ${year} NEBULA. All rights reserved.<br><a href="https://docs.nebula-dfl.com/" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-book"></i> Documentation</a> | <a href="https://github.com/CyberDataLab/nebula" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>  Source code</a> (AGPL-3.0)</p>`;
     });
 
     on('click', '.mobile-nav-toggle', function(e) {

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	`1`	`+- [ ] I have read and agree to the [Contributor License Agreement](../CLA.md).`
	`2`	+- [ ] Every commit is signed off with `Signed-off-by`.
	`3`	`+- [ ] I have read and agree to the [Contributing Guidelines](../CONTRIBUTING.md).`