From 53384a358550bd406a02f90a7699756cdb2b4035 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Blake Ridgway <blake@blakeridgway.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:11:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add contributing and license

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 LICENSE         | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md       |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md
 create mode 100644 LICENSE

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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index 0000000..82e4aa4
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Contributing to arcline-status
+
+This project is maintained by one person. Contributions are welcome — please read this first.
+
+## Reporting bugs
+
+Open an issue with:
+- What you did
+- What you expected
+- What happened instead
+- OS, Go version, and any relevant config
+
+## Suggesting features
+
+Open an issue before writing code. A quick discussion saves everyone time — not every feature fits the scope of this tool.
+
+## Submitting a pull request
+
+1. Fork the repo and create a branch from `main`
+2. Keep changes focused — one fix or feature per PR
+3. If adding a feature, update the README to reflect it
+4. Make sure it compiles and existing behavior still works
+5. Open the PR with a clear description of what it does and why
+
+## Code style
+
+- Standard Go formatting (`gofmt`)
+- No external dependencies without a good reason
+- Prefer clear over clever
+
+## What gets merged
+
+This is a small project with a specific scope. PRs that fix real bugs or add clearly useful features will be merged. PRs that add complexity without clear benefit probably won't — no hard feelings.
+
+## License
+
+By submitting a pull request, you agree that your contribution will be licensed under the same license as this project.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Arcline IT
+
+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:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+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
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2aad17..98aadcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ incidents:
 - `history.html` — past incidents (90-day window)
 
 See [todo.md](todo.md) for the full task list.
+
+## License
+
+MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).