Add the Source-Available License

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+Source-Available License
+========================
+
+This is the authoritative source of the BitShift Source-Available License. It's
+used by commercially supported, open-core, projects.
+
+License Text
+------------
+
+BitShift Source-Available License (BS-SAL), version 1.0, rev. A
+===============================================================
+
+Copyright
+---------
+
+Copyright © [YEAR] Per Ryan Edin and The [PROJECT] Contributors.
+
+Definitions
+-----------
+
+- Licensor ("we", "us") - the party offering the Software under these Terms.
+
+- You - any person or entity using the Software.
+
+- Software - all versions of the software made available under this license.
+
+- Permitted Purpose - use of the Software for any purpose except a Competing
+  Use.
+
+- Competing Use - use of the Software in a commercial product or service that:
+
+  1. substitutes for the Software,
+
+  2. substitutes for any product or service we offer at the time of
+     distribution, or
+
+  3. provides substantially similar functionality to the Software.
+
+Permitted Purposes explicitly include:
+
+- internal use,
+
+- non-commercial education,
+
+- non-commercial research, and
+
+- professional services provided to a licensee using the Software in accordance
+  with this license.
+
+License Grant
+-------------
+
+Subject to your compliance with this license, we grant you a worldwide,
+royalty-free, non-exclusive license to:
+
+- use, copy, and modify the Software,
+
+- create derivative works,
+
+- publicly display and perform the Software, and
+
+- redistribute the Software, in accordance with the Permitted Purposes.
+
+Redistribution
+--------------
+
+If you redistribute the Software, in source or binary form, or any derivative
+work:
+
+- you must include a copy of this license,
+
+- you must retain all copyright notices, and
+
+- you may not remove any disclaimers provided with the Software.
+
+Trademarks
+----------
+
+This license does not grant any rights to use our trademarks, trade names,
+service marks, or product names, except to identify the Software and comply with
+these license terms.
+
+Disclaimer of Warranty
+----------------------
+
+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 NON-INFRINGEMENT.
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF
+THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.