Merge pull request #145 from jackby03/chore/license-agplv3

license: migrate from MIT to AGPL v3

Author: jackby03

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -234,4 +234,4 @@ Operational guidance for branch protection, release publication, and smoke valid
 
 ## License
 
-By contributing you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
+By contributing you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public License v3](LICENSE).

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+hardbox
+Copyright (C) 2024 Jack (jackby03)
+
+This product includes software developed by the hardbox project.
+https://github.com/jackby03/hardbox
+
+Previously distributed under the MIT License.
+Re-licensed to GNU Affero General Public License v3 as of April 2026.

NOTICE

@@ -321,7 +321,14 @@ If hardbox saves you time or helps keep your infrastructure secure, consider sup
 
 ## License
 
-[MIT License](LICENSE) — free for personal, commercial, and government use.
+hardbox is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License.
+
+For commercial use without AGPL obligations, a commercial license is available.
+Contact: jackby03@protonmail.com
+
+See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for full terms.
 
 ---
 

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Ansible Role: hardbox
 
 [![Ansible Galaxy](https://img.shields.io/badge/galaxy-jackby03.hardbox-blue)](https://galaxy.ansible.com/jackby03/hardbox)
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](../../LICENSE)
+[![License: AGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL_v3-blue.svg)](../../LICENSE)
 
 Installs and runs [hardbox](https://github.com/jackby03/hardbox) — a Linux OS hardening tool with built-in compliance profiles.
 
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml
 
 ## License
 
-MIT — see [LICENSE](../../LICENSE).
+AGPL v3 — see [LICENSE](../../LICENSE).

ansible-role/hardbox/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ galaxy_info:
     Ansible role to install, configure, and run hardbox — a Linux system
     hardening tool with built-in compliance profiles (CIS, NIST, STIG,
     PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and cloud provider benchmarks).
-  license: MIT
+  license: AGPL-3.0
   min_ansible_version: "2.14"
 
   platforms:

ansible-role/hardbox/meta/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Jack (jackby03)
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -15,3 +29,4 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+

cmd/hardbox/main.go

@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Jack (jackby03)
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package main
 
 import "testing"
 
 // TestMain_Compiles is a compile-time smoke test.
 // All CLI logic has moved to internal/cli — see internal/cli/root_test.go.
 func TestMain_Compiles(t *testing.T) {}
+

cmd/hardbox/main_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Jack (jackby03)
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package profiles
 
 import "embed"
 
 //go:embed *.yaml
 var Files embed.FS
+

configs/profiles/embed.go

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ The value proposition is not locked features — it is **managed infrastructure,
 
 | | Lynis | hardbox |
 |---|---|---|
-| License | GPL | MIT |
+| License | GPL | AGPL v3 |
 | Remediation | Enterprise (paid) | **Always free** |
 | Multi-host | No | `hardbox fleet` |
 | CI/CD integration | Manual | Native (`diff`, SARIF, exit codes) |