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Add LICENSE.md (CC BY 4.0) and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md#4

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Adds the two missing open-source launch-readiness files and fixes the broken links that already point at them:

  • LICENSE.md — Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), with a Copyright (c) 2026-present, Shopify Inc. header per the open-source guidelines.
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md — Contributor Covenant 2.1 with opensource@shopify.com as the enforcement contact (the standard Shopify convention).
  • README.md — License section now points to CC BY 4.0 (previously linked [MIT](./LICENSE.md) with no backing file).

Why

  • README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md both link to ./LICENSE.md and ./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, but neither file existed — broken links plus an undefined license (which defaults to "all rights reserved" and blocks the reuse/contribution this catalog exists for).
  • CC BY 4.0 over MIT: MIT and friends are written for software; this repo is documentation / spec content. CC BY 4.0 is the cleaner fit for content licensing. Decision confirmed by maintainers.

Notes

  • This documents the license/CoC — it does not change repo settings. Branch-protection / required-status-check config is handled separately.

- LICENSE.md: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
  with a Shopify copyright header, per the open-source launch-readiness
  checklist. CC BY 4.0 fits documentation/spec content better than MIT;
  decision confirmed by maintainers.
- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: Contributor Covenant 2.1 with opensource@shopify.com
  as the enforcement contact, per Shopify open-source guidelines.
- README.md: point the License section at CC BY 4.0 (was MIT, with no
  backing file). Resolves the broken ./LICENSE.md and ./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  links referenced from README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md.

Assisted-By: devx/acfa0887-c5bb-4a5d-a88a-ee91d8c918a4
@adambarrus adambarrus merged commit 12fa8d9 into main Jun 23, 2026
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