docs: say source-available, not open source - #94
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PolyForm Perimeter restricts competing use, which the Open Source Definition does not permit. Describing the project as "open-source" while shipping a noncompete license is a trust bug — sophisticated readers notice immediately. - README tagline and "our lane" heading: open-source -> source-available - License section states the distinction explicitly and why - GitHub repo topic open-source -> source-available (applied via API) Remaining "open source" mentions are correct as-is: NOTICE.md and GOAL.md refer to third-party OSS dependencies, and games/chariot already says it is not open source. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What this does
Fixes the sharpest criticism from external review: the project describes itself as "open-source" while shipping under PolyForm Perimeter 1.0.1 + Additional Terms, which restricts use in a competing product. The Open Source Definition forbids exactly that kind of field-of-endeavor restriction, so the label was wrong.
The license itself is not the problem — the wording is. This says precisely what the project is.
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open-source->source-available(applied directly via API)Left alone deliberately
NOTICE.mdandGOAL.mdsay "open source" about third-party dependencies — accurategames/chariot/README.mdalready says "it is not open source"🤖 Generated with Claude Code