Introduce FLA, mention in README, improve README

Amolith created

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.files/2023-09-24.png.license |  0 
.files/2023-10-29.png         |  0 
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.files/efla.pdf               |  0 
.files/efla.pdf.license       |  3 +
.files/ifla.pdf               |  0 
.files/ifla.pdf.license       |  3 +
LICENSES/CC-BY-SA-3.0.txt     | 26 +++++++++++++
README.md                     | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
10 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

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.files/efla.pdf.license 🔗 

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+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ContributorAgreements.org
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0

.files/ifla.pdf.license 🔗 

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+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ContributorAgreements.org
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0

LICENSES/CC-BY-SA-3.0.txt 🔗 

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+Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
+
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+
+License
+
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+
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+
+1. Definitions
+
+     a. "Adaptation" means a work based upon the Work, or upon the Work and other pre-existing works, such as a translation, adaptation, derivative work, arrangement of music or other alterations of a literary or artistic work, or phonogram or performance and includes cinematographic adaptations or any other form in which the Work may be recast, transformed, or adapted including in any form recognizably derived from the original, except that a work that constitutes a Collection will not be considered an Adaptation for the purpose of this License. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Work is a musical work, performance or phonogram, the synchronization of the Work in timed-relation with a moving image ("synching") will be considered an Adaptation for the purpose of this License.
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+

README.md 🔗 

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
 _Forge-agnostic software release tracker_
 
-![screenshot of willow's current web UI](screenshots/2023-10-29.png)
+![screenshot of willow's current web UI](files/2023-10-29.png)
 
 _This UI is a minimal proof-of-concept, it's going to change drastically in the
 near future._
@@ -72,24 +72,21 @@ bugs; please help fix them!
 Contributions are very much welcome! Please take a look at the [ticket
 tracker][todo] and see if there's anything you're interested in working on. If
 there's specific functionality you'd like to see implemented and it's not
-mentioned in the ticket tracker, please post to the [mailing list][email] and
-describe the feature.
+mentioned in the ticket tracker, please send a description to the [mailing
+list][email] so we can discuss its inclusion. If I don't feel like it fits with
+Willow's goals, you're encouraged to fork the project and make whatever changes
+you like!
 
 Questions, comments, and patches can always be sent to the [mailing
 list][email], but I'm also in the [IRC channel][irc]/[XMPP room][xmpp] pretty
-much 24/7. However, I might not see messages right away because I'm working on
-something else (or sleeping) so please stick around.
-
-If you're wanting to introduce a new feature and I don't feel like it fits with
-this project's goal, I encourage you to fork the repo and make whatever changes
-you like!
+much 24/7. I might not see messages right away, so please stick around.
 
 - Email: [~amolith/willow@lists.sr.ht][email]
 - IRC: [irc.libera.chat/#willow][irc]
 - XMPP: [willow@muc.secluded.site][xmpp]
 
 [email]: mailto:~amolith/willow@lists.sr.ht
-[irc]: irc://irc.nixnet.services/#willow
+[irc]: ircs://irc.libera.chat/#willow
 [xmpp]: xmpp:willow@muc.secluded.site?join
 [todo]: https://todo.sr.ht/~amolith/willow
 
@@ -97,6 +94,53 @@ _If you haven't used mailing lists before, please take a look at [SourceHut's
 documentation](https://man.sr.ht/lists.sr.ht/), especially the etiquette
 section._
 
+### Paperwork 😩
+
+The software world changes rapidly and the future is always a little murky. With
+that murk in mind, I require contributors to sign a _**F**iduciary **L**icense
+**A**greement_, or an FLA, that allows me to change Willow's license at any time
+_without_ contributor input, but _with_ stipulations.
+
+Willow's FLA transfers the contributor's copyright over their contribution to
+Amolith and limits which licenses he can choose from to "licenses the Free
+Software Foundation classifies as Free Software License and which are approved
+by the Open Source Initiative as Open Source licenses".
+
+Essentially, it allows me to keep Willow's license(s) up-to-date without
+requiring me to contact every historical contributor and it does all that while
+ensuring Willow remains free software :)
+
+Alongside initial contributions, please sign the FLA and email a digital copy to
+[amolith@secluded.site]. You can sign the FLA by printing, signing, and scanning
+the document, by drawing your signature in a PDF editor like [the one built into
+Firefox],
+
+[the one built into Firefox]: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/features/pdf-editor/
+
+- **Individuals** sign the [Individual FLA].
+- Companies, co-ops, non-profits, and other **entities** sign the [Entity FLA]
+  on behalf of their constituent individuals
+
+[Individual FLA]: .files/ifla.pdf
+[Entity FLA]: .files/efla.pdf
+
+### Configuring git...
+
+…for <code>git send-email</code>
+
+``` shell
+git config sendemail.to "~amolith/willow@lists.sr.ht"
+git send-email [HASH]
+```
+
+…for signing the [DCO]
+
+``` shell
+git config format.signOff yes
+```
+
+[DCO]: https://developercertificate.org/
+
 ### Required tools
 
 - [Go](https://go.dev/)
@@ -116,15 +160,6 @@ section._
 - [air](https://github.com/cosmtrek/air)
   - Watches source files and rebuilds/executes the project when sources change
 
-### Configuring git for git send-email
-
-First, go through the tutorial on
-[git-send-email.io](https://git-send-email.io/).
-
-``` shell
-git config sendemail.to "~amolith/willow@lists.sr.ht"
-```
-
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