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Relicense under MIT, aligning with the Ruby and Python agents - #144
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Hex.pm's server-side validation now rejects publishes whose licenses are not valid SPDX identifiers — the v2.1.0-rc.1 release run failed with: licenses: invalid license "Scout Software Agent License". Custom licenses use the SPDX LicenseRef-<idstring> form, with the license text shipped in the package (LICENSE.md, already included). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01NYHakZwWy43idn5Lz2Yrrp
The Elixir agent carried the proprietary "Scout Software Agent License" since 2017, while the Scout Ruby and Python agents are MIT. Beyond the inconsistency, the proprietary text forbade modification and derivative works — at odds with this being a public repository that accepts community contributions — and its non-SPDX name is what failed Hex.pm's license validation on the v2.1.0-rc.1 publish. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01NYHakZwWy43idn5Lz2Yrrp
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The v2.1.0-rc.1 release run failed at the publish step with a Hex.pm server-side validation error:
Hex requires
licenses:entries to be valid SPDX identifiers. Rather than just renaming the proprietary license to the SPDXLicenseRef-form (this PR's first commit), we're taking the opportunity to fix a nine-year-old inconsistency: the Scout Ruby and Python agents are both MIT, while the Elixir agent has carried the proprietary "Scout Software Agent License" since 2017. The proprietary text also forbade modification and derivative works — at odds with this being a public repository that accepts community contributions.Changes
LICENSE.md→ the MIT License (same Zimuth, Inc. copyright as the other agents)mix.exs→licenses: ["MIT"](valid SPDX, so Hex publishes cleanly)Also resolves the long-standing license-compatibility blocker: closes #122 (agent unusable in AGPL-licensed applications under the proprietary license).
After merge
Re-tagging
v2.1.0-rc.1on the merge commit re-runs the Release workflow and publishes the RC — master's mix.exs already carries2.1.0-rc.1, so the tag/version check passes.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
https://claude.ai/code/session_01NYHakZwWy43idn5Lz2Yrrp