chore(license): switch from BUSL-1.1 to MIT License

Make StackMemory fully open source under the MIT License.

- Replace LICENSE file with MIT License
- Update README.md License section
- Update package.json and package-lock.json license fields

Author: StackMemory Bot (CLI)

LICENSE

@@ -1,64 +1,21 @@
-Business Source License 1.1
-
-Parameters
-
-Licensor:             StackMemory AI
-Licensed Work:        StackMemory v1.0.0
-                      The Licensed Work is (c) 2026 StackMemory AI
-Additional Use Grant: You may make production use of the Licensed Work,
-                      provided such use does not include offering the
-                      Licensed Work to third parties on a hosted or
-                      embedded basis which is competitive with StackMemory
-                      AI's products.
-Change Date:          2030-02-10
-Change License:       MIT
-
-For information about alternative licensing arrangements for the Licensed
-Work, please contact: hello@stackmemory.ai
-
-Notice
-
-Business Source License 1.1
-
-Terms
-
-The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create
-derivative works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the
-Licensed Work. The Licensor may make an Additional Use Grant, above,
-permitting limited production use.
-
-Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first
-publicly available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed
-Work under this License, whichever comes first, the Licensor hereby
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-
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-authorized resellers, or you must refrain from using the Licensed Work.
-
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-Date may vary for each version of the Licensed Work released by
-Licensor.
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-
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-
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-
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-AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION)
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
-NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 StackMemory AI
+
+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:
+
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+
+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
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+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -512,4 +512,4 @@ Grounded in distributed systems theory: FLP impossibility, Byzantine→Crash con
 
 ## License
 
-Licensed under the [Business Source License 1.1](./LICENSE). You can use, modify, and self-host StackMemory freely. The one restriction: you may not offer it as a competing hosted service. The license converts to MIT after 4 years per release.
+Licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).

package-lock.json

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/stackmemoryai/stackmemory/issues"
   },
   "author": "StackMemory AI",
-  "license": "BUSL-1.1",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },