docs(readme): explain Apache 2.0 + uABI posture#55
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Adds a License-section paragraph explaining why a library that reads /proc and /sys is Apache 2.0 (not GPL) and Apache 2.0 over MIT. Documents the kernel-uABI-only posture, the kernel COPYING carve-out for normal syscalls, the patent-grant rationale, and the adopter base. Co-authored-by: Ona <no-reply@ona.com>
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Follow-up to #54 (LICENSE / NOTICE cleanup).
A library that reads
/proc,/sys,/boot/config-*, and/lib/modules/*/configinvites the question "why isn't this GPL?" from downstream legal reviewers. This PR adds a short paragraph to the README License section that answers it once.Content
Two sub-points under a new
### Why Apache 2.0heading:/procand/sysreads, syscalls and constants viagolang.org/x/sys/unix(BSD-3-Clause), ELF parsing viacilium/ebpf(MIT, never callsBPF_PROG_LOAD). The kernel'sCOPYINGcarve-out for "user programs that use kernel services by normal system calls" applies.Files
README.md: 11 added, 1 removed in the License section.CHANGELOG.md: one[Unreleased] ### Addedentry.Co-authored-by: Ona no-reply@ona.com