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AOS licensing and contribution agreements

AOS contains original project code and separately licensed components. Start with the document that matches your question:

  • May I use or redistribute this code? Read the repository license map. It identifies the license that applies to each major component and explains the Crucible/QEMU boundary and corresponding-source requirements.
  • What agreement covers my contribution? Read CONTRIBUTING.md. External contributors can review the AOS External Contributor License Agreement; current Andyl employees follow the internal authorization path described in the contribution guide.
  • Where are the complete license terms? The root LICENSE is the Apache License 2.0 text that applies to original AOS code without a more specific notice. LICENSES/ contains the complete texts for every license used by AOS components.

#GitHub's license label

GitHub identifies a repository license from the root LICENSE file. It therefore labels AOS as Apache-2.0, which is the default for original AOS code. That label cannot describe every component in this multi-license repository. The license map is authoritative for exceptions, including the dual-licensed protocol crates and GPL-licensed QEMU integration.