Add fork/release docs, Apache-2.0 LICENSE, fork verification script and GitHub Action - #2
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Bowenislandsong merged 1 commit intoApr 23, 2026
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LICENSEcontaining the Apache License 2.0 text for the repository.README.mdwith project overview, architecture, security baseline, license note, and next steps.docs/FORK_AND_RELEASE.mdwith step-by-step guidance for connected and detached fork models and a releasability checklist.scripts/verify-fork.sh, a bash script that checks for a configuredupstreamremote, validates it points togithub.com/microsoft/vscode, and attempts to confirm ancestry toupstream/mainwhen available../github/workflows/fork-health.ymlthat runs the fork verification script onworkflow_dispatchand on pushes affecting fork/release docs or the script itself.Testing
Fork Healthworkflow that will runscripts/verify-fork.shon manual dispatch or when relevant paths change.scripts/verify-fork.shlogic was exercised locally to validate expected behavior when anupstreamremote exists and when it does not.Codex Task