From 6c0c4de3ded73bbb7eb0fcd7abde37f0d47d71c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "@permadeath.com" <did:plc:nlzmjyfv6loqtxyzvdcznwgf>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 17:59:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: license the project under MIT

Adds the MIT LICENSE at the root, declares it in both package.json
files, and points to it from the README.
---
 LICENSE               | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md             |  4 ++++
 package.json          |  1 +
 web/package-lock.json |  1 +
 web/package.json      |  1 +
 5 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 LICENSE

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da67ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 @permadeath.com
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb67ccc..55518a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -204,3 +204,7 @@ Layout:
   social card `web/public/og.png` with `npm run og` (the last two nest the
   generated wordmark, so run `wordmark` first when brand sources change);
   `npm run assets` runs all four in that order
+
+## License
+
+MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 096258c..e2d851c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "substandard",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
+  "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Browser extension for subscribing to standard.site publications on the AT Protocol",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
index 8bff82a..e5f31dc 100644
--- a/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "substandard-web",
       "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "astro": "^5.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 3024cba..6076307 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "substandard-web",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
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