Remove licensing documentation and update support contact information

- Deleted licensing integration guide (guide/licensing.md) and commercial license agreement (legal/commercial-license.md) as part of a restructuring of licensing information.
- Removed End-User License Agreement (EULA) document (legal/eula.md) to streamline legal documentation.
- Updated support.md to consolidate contact information for general inquiries.
- Revised index.md to clarify FFmpeg process isolation compliance for free distribution.
- Updated license compliance guide (legal/license-compliance.md) to reflect changes in licensing terms and obligations under GPL v3.
- Modified third-party notices (legal/third-party-notices.md) to include Honeymelon's GPL v3 licensing and clarify FFmpeg usage.

Author: Thavarshan

.vitepress/config.ts

@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
           text: 'Legal',
           items: [
             { text: 'License Compliance', link: '/legal/license-compliance' },
-            { text: 'EULA', link: '/legal/eula' },
-            { text: 'Commercial License', link: '/legal/commercial-license' },
             { text: 'Third Party Notices', link: '/legal/third-party-notices' },
           ],
         },

README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ docs/
 │
 └── legal/                   # Legal documentation
     ├── license-compliance.md
-    ├── commercial-license.md
     └── third-party-notices.md
 
 ```

ROADMAP.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Use it to understand where the app is going, how releases are sequenced, and whi
 
 Honeymelon follows semantic versioning. Each release trains on three pillars:
 
-- **Foundation**: Platform stability, licensing, commercial readiness
+- **Foundation**: Platform stability, licensing, open source readiness
 - **Experience**: User workflow improvements and polish
 - **Expansion**: New codecs, formats, automation, and integrations
 
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ Honeymelon follows semantic versioning. Each release trains on three pillars:
 - Remux-first conversion pipeline with probe > plan > execute stages
 - FFmpeg capability detection and automatic preset availability
 - Batch job queue with concurrency controls and progress telemetry
-- License activation flow with offline verification and event hooks
 - Vue 3 + Tauri 2 desktop shell with native macOS styling
-- Complete legal package (EULA, privacy policy, third-party notices)
+- GPL v3 open source licensing with complete legal documentation
 
 ### Outstanding Follow-Ups
 
-- Harden the Playwright suite to cover activation, queue exclusivity, and preset switching end-to-end
+- Harden the Playwright suite to cover queue exclusivity and preset switching end-to-end
 - Restructure `src-tauri/src/lib.rs` into domain submodules and extract the runner registry for better backend testability
 
 ## Version 0.1.0 - Polish & Testing Infrastructure
@@ -89,15 +88,15 @@ Honeymelon follows semantic versioning. Each release trains on three pillars:
 - Plugin concept exploration (minimal API surface, securely sandboxed)
 - Remote notification support for long-running batches
 
-## Version 1.0.0 - Stability & Commercial Launch
+## Version 1.0.0 - Stability & Production Release
 
 **Target**: Q4 2026 / Q1 2027
 
 ### Major Goals
 
-- Freeze-breaking bugs and eliminate crashers through telemetry & testing
+- Freeze-breaking bugs and eliminate crashers through testing
 - Streamline notarization, code signing, and update delivery pipeline
-- Finalize documentation, onboarding, and customer support processes
+- Finalize documentation, onboarding, and community support processes
 - Performance benchmarking and optimization for 4K and HDR workloads
 
 ### Key Deliverables

architecture/ffmpeg.md

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ FFmpeg is licensed under LGPL (Lesser General Public License), which imposes res
 - Communication via stdin/stdout/stderr
 - File-based input/output
 
-Honeymelon uses **out-of-process execution exclusively**, enabling proprietary licensing while using FFmpeg.
+Honeymelon uses **out-of-process execution exclusively**, ensuring clean license boundaries and maintaining GPL v3 compatibility with LGPL FFmpeg.
 
 ### Benefits
 
-1. **Legal Compliance**: No LGPL contamination of proprietary code
+1. **Legal Compliance**: Clean separation between GPL v3 code and LGPL libraries
 2. **Process Isolation**: FFmpeg crashes don't affect the app
 3. **Version Flexibility**: Easily swap FFmpeg versions
 4. **Resource Management**: Independent process resource limits

changelog.md

@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ This is the initial public release. See [Unreleased] section for complete featur
 - AGENTS.md for commit/PR guidelines
 - THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md for dependencies
 - LICENSE_COMPLIANCE.md for LGPL compliance details
-- COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md for alternative licensing
 - README now highlights the Apple Silicon-focused packaging, bundled arm64 FFmpeg sidecars, and adds a release checklist step to verify their architecture.
 
 ### Known Limitations

development/contributing.md

@@ -526,4 +526,4 @@ RUST_LOG=debug npm run tauri:dev
 
 ## License
 
-By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same license as the project (Proprietary).
+By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPL-3.0-or-later), the same license as the project. See [LICENSE](../../LICENSE) for the full license text.

development/enhancement-plan.md

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ editLink: false
 ### Legal & Documentation
 
 - [x] **`BUILD.md`** — Complete build/signing/notarization guide (17KB)
-- [x] **`EULA.md`** — End-user license for commercial distribution (15KB)
+- [x] **GPL v3 transition** — Removed proprietary EULA, updated all docs to GPL-3.0-or-later
 - [x] **`PRIVACY.md`** — Privacy policy (11KB)
-- [x] **License consistency** — Fixed MIT references in `CONTRIBUTING.md` line 378
+- [x] **License consistency** — Updated all references from MIT/Proprietary to GPL v3
 - [x] **`third-party-notices.md`** — Fixed date typo (2025-10-30 > 2024-10-30)
 - [x] **`.github/SUPPORT.md`** — Support channels and SLAs (5.9KB)
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ editLink: false
 
 ### VitePress Integration
 
-- [x] **Updated config** — Added Roadmap, Support, Privacy, EULA, ADR, Build to navigation
+- [x] **Updated config** — Added Roadmap, Support, Privacy, ADR, Build to navigation
 - [x] **Created pages** — 6 new VitePress docs pages linking to root documentation
 - [x] **`docs/ROADMAP.md`** — Version roadmap through 2.0+ (12KB)
 - [x] **`docs/architecture/adr.md`** — ADR guidance, template, and index (6.3KB)
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ editLink: false
 
 - [ ] **API docs** — TypeDoc (TS) + `rustdoc` (Rust)
 - [ ] **ADRs** — Follow `docs/architecture/adr.md`; store decisions in `docs/adr/`
-- [ ] **`ROADMAP.md`** — Public feature roadmap
-- [ ] **Commercial license template** — For paid distribution
+- [x] **`ROADMAP.md`** — Public feature roadmap
 - [ ] **`SUPPORT.md`** — Support policy & channels
 - [ ] **Deployment guide** — Production checklist
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ editLink: false
 
 - **Testing:** Coverage **34.82% > 80%+**
 - **CI/CD:** All checks blocking; no `continue-on-error`
-- **Legal:** EULA, Privacy Policy, copyright
+- **Legal:** GPL v3 open source, Privacy Policy, copyright headers
 - **Docs:** `BUILD.md`, API docs, ADRs, `ROADMAP.md`
 - **Security:** CodeQL on; audits blocking; `git-secrets` active
 - **Code Quality:** commitlint, import ordering, stricter TS

guide/licensing.md

@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ For questions, ideas, and community discussion:
 For specific inquiries:
 
 - **Security vulnerabilities**: See our [Security Policy](https://github.com/honeymelon-app/honeymelon/security/policy)
-- **Licensing questions**: Contact [tjthavarshan@gmail.com](mailto:tjthavarshan@gmail.com)
-- **Commercial support**: Contact [tjthavarshan@gmail.com](mailto:tjthavarshan@gmail.com)
+- **General questions**: Contact [tjthavarshan@gmail.com](mailto:tjthavarshan@gmail.com)
 
 ## Expected Response Times
 

guide/support.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Only when necessary (incompatible codecs, quality requirements, or user preferen
 
 ### Technical Excellence
 
-- **FFmpeg Process Isolation**: Ensures LGPL compliance for commercial distribution
+- **FFmpeg Process Isolation**: Ensures LGPL compliance for free distribution
 - **Type-Safe Architecture**: TypeScript and Rust provide compile-time safety
 - **Reactive State Management**: Pinia stores with discriminated union types
 - **Comprehensive Testing**: Unit tests, Rust tests, and pipeline coverage