chore: CNCF Sandbox prep — community files + Apache-2.0 relicense#612
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Adds the community health and supply-chain files expected of CNCF
Sandbox candidates:
- SECURITY.md Vulnerability disclosure policy via GitHub Security
Advisories, with response SLAs and safe-harbour.
- GOVERNANCE.md Project governance: roles, decision-making (lazy
consensus), maintainer add/remove process, conflict
resolution, IP policy.
- MAINTAINERS.md Current maintainer list with areas of responsibility.
- ADOPTERS.md Public adopters template; opens the channel for the
community to self-list.
- .github/workflows/scorecard.yml
OpenSSF Scorecard workflow with pinned action SHAs;
runs weekly + on push to main + on branch-protection
changes; uploads SARIF to the Security tab.
Out of scope of this PR:
- Relicensing (MIT -> Apache-2.0) is a separate effort that requires
contributor consent; tracked separately.
- README badges for Scorecard will be added after the first successful
run publishes results.
- ROADMAP.md (promotion of ROADMAP_V2.md) is a separate decision.
Refs: CNCF Charter Section 11 (IP Policy); CNCF Sandbox process at
https://github.com/cncf/sandbox.
- SECURITY.md: use lakhan.m.samani@gmail.com as the fallback channel until the security@authorizer.dev mailbox is set up. TODO comments mark the lines to update. - Move CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md and CONTRIBUTING.md from .github/ to repo root for discoverability (GitHub recognises either location; root is more visible to CNCF reviewers and new contributors). - Update README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md cross-references to the new paths.
Aligns the project's outbound license with the CNCF IP Policy (Charter §11(b)(iii)), which requires CNCF-accepted projects to distribute under Apache 2.0. Apache 2.0 adds an explicit patent grant and clearer contribution terms relative to MIT, while remaining a permissive license. Existing copies distributed under the MIT License retain their original grant; this change applies to the project's outbound license going forward. Changes: - LICENSE: replaced MIT text with the canonical Apache 2.0 text. - NOTICE: new file crediting "The Authorizer Authors" and noting that prior MIT-licensed contributions remain available under MIT as well. - GOVERNANCE.md: updated the Intellectual Property section to reflect the new license and the dual status of historical contributions. - CHANGELOG.md: added an entry under [Unreleased] explaining the change. - web/app/package.json, web/dashboard/package.json: corrected the "license" field from the stale "ISC" value to "Apache-2.0", matching the project's actual outbound license. Refs: CNCF Charter §11 (IP Policy); https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/charter.md#11-ip-policy
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Summary
Lays the groundwork for a CNCF Sandbox application. Three sets of changes:
1. New community/governance files (commit 1)
SECURITY.mdGOVERNANCE.mdMAINTAINERS.mdADOPTERS.md.github/workflows/scorecard.yml2. Review feedback (commit 2)
SECURITY.mdfalls back tolakhan.m.samani@gmail.comrather than an unprovisionedsecurity@authorizer.dev. TODO comments mark the lines for later update.CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdandCONTRIBUTING.mdmoved from.github/to repo root for discoverability.README.mdcross-references updated.3. Relicense MIT → Apache-2.0 (commit 3)
CNCF Charter §11(b)(iii) requires CNCF-accepted projects to distribute under Apache 2.0. This commit makes that change ahead of the application.
LICENSE— replaced with canonical Apache 2.0 text.NOTICE— new file crediting "The Authorizer Authors" and acknowledging that prior MIT contributions remain available under their original grant in addition to the current Apache 2.0 distribution.GOVERNANCE.md— updated Intellectual Property section.CHANGELOG.md— added entry under[Unreleased].web/app/package.json,web/dashboard/package.json— corrected the stale"ISC"field to"Apache-2.0".Note on the relicense: Existing copies and forks distributed under MIT retain their original grant — MIT is irrevocable. This change applies to the project's outbound license going forward. Apache 2.0 adds an explicit patent grant and clearer contribution terms relative to MIT.
Why now
The CNCF Sandbox application form (
github.com/cncf/sandbox) and the CNCF Charter ask for each of these. Filing them ahead of the application means the form can link to working URLs rather than placeholders.Out of scope
authorizer-helm-chart.authorizer-js,authorizer-react,authorizer-vue,authorizer-svelte,authorizer-go,authorizer-flutter-sdk, etc.) — separate per-repo PRs.Test plan
scorecard.ymlis valid YAML and parses on GitHub ActionsLICENSEreads as Apache 2.0 in GitHub's repo header badge after merge.github/CONTRIBUTING.mdor.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdremainpackage.jsonfilesReferences