chore: relicense HDP from CC BY 4.0 to Apache License 2.0#26
chore: relicense HDP from CC BY 4.0 to Apache License 2.0#26asiridalugoda wants to merge 1 commit into
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Switch the monorepo license from Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 to Apache License 2.0 to provide an explicit patent grant and align with conventions common in the AI/agent tooling ecosystem. - Replace LICENSE with full Apache 2.0 text - Update root README badge and License section - Update license field in all package.json and pyproject.toml files - Update License section in per-package READMEs
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@sidnz — flagging this to you directly for approval. You contributed the Per Section 5 of Apache 2.0, contributions are deemed submitted under the License unless the contributor states otherwise, so we'd like your explicit sign-off here before merging. A 👍 / "approve" on this PR is sufficient to confirm you're good with your prior contributions being redistributed under Apache 2.0 going forward. Tried to add you as a formal reviewer but GitHub flagged you as not currently a repo collaborator, so tagging you via mention instead. Thanks! Generated by Claude Code |
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Summary
Relicenses the HDP monorepo from Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) to the Apache License 2.0.
Apache 2.0 is the more appropriate choice for a software project: it includes an explicit patent grant, a contribution clause, and a well-understood set of redistribution terms — all things CC BY was never designed to cover. It's also the prevailing license across the AI/agent tooling ecosystem HDP integrates with (LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen), which makes downstream integration and redistribution friction-free.
Changes
LICENSE— replaced with the full Apache 2.0 text, copyright retained by Helixar LimitedREADME.md— updated license badge and "License" sectionlicensefield updated in everypackage.jsonandpyproject.tomlacrosspackages/*(CC-BY-4.0→Apache-2.0)README.md"License" sections updated to Apache 2.0No source/code logic changes — documentation and metadata only.
Reviewer
cc @sidnz — requesting your sign-off before merge. You authored the
hdp-langchainintegration, so this relicensing directly affects work you contributed. Please confirm you're good with the change from CC BY 4.0 → Apache 2.0.Test plan
LICENSEcontains the full Apache 2.0 text with Helixar Limited as copyright holdergrep -rn "CC-BY\|CC BY\|creative commons" .returns no results in tracked source filespackage.json/pyproject.tomllicensefields reportApache-2.0Generated by Claude Code