Add licensing doc for Waydroid

Author: electrikjesus

README.md

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 [install-system-app.md](faq/install-system-app.md)
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-### Development:
+### Development
 
 {% content-ref url="development/compile-waydroid-lineage-os-based-images.md" %}
 [compile-waydroid-lineage-os-based-images.md](development/compile-waydroid-lineage-os-based-images.md)
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 [manual-patch-resolution.md](development/manual-patch-resolution.md)
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+### Licensing
+
+{% content-ref url="licensing/licensing.md" %}
+[licensing.md](licensing/licensing.md)
+{% endcontent-ref %}
+
 ## Reporting bugs
 
 If you have found an issue with Waydroid, please [file a bug](https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/issues/new/choose).

licensing/licensing.md

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+# Licensing
+Waydroid is available under different licensing options designed to accommodate the needs of our various users: 
+
+- Waydroid licensed under commercial licenses is appropriate for development of proprietary/commercial software where you do not want to share any source code with third parties or otherwise cannot comply with the terms of the GNU GPL version 3.
+- Waydroid licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3 is appropriate for the development of Waydroid applications provided you can comply with the terms and conditions of the GNU GPL version 3.
+
+Waydroid also contains third-party code that is licensed under specific open-source licenses from the original authors (See Third-Party Code in Waydroid below). 
+
+**Note:** For open-source licensed Waydroid, some specific parts are available under the GNU General Public License (GPL). For commercial licensees, all Waydroid related changes are available under commercial Waydroid licenses.
+
+**Waydroid documentation** is available under commercial licenses from Navotpala Tech (Bliss Co-Labs), and under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) version 1.3, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+Educational licenses are available for students and educators in qualified educational institutions or universities.
+
+
+## Purchasing and Sales Information
+To purchase a commercial Waydroid license, [contact us](mailto:[email protected]) with your request.
+
+
+For further information and assistance about Waydroid licensing, [contact us](mailto:[email protected]) or see our website for further details.
+
+
+## Third-Party Code in Waydroid
+The following documents the open-source licenses used in different parts of Waydroid:
+
+- Waydroid inherits the same Apache v2 licensing that AOSP uses for most of the components, while many of the other components like Android-Generic Project use GPL-2.0 license.
+- For product use, we do not include proprietary components like Google Apps, Native-Bridge, and widevine.
+- Some features and toolkits like the [Bliss-BASS](https://bliss-bass.blisscolabs.dev/) rebranding toolkit might require additional licensing to be obtained by the customer.
+
+- [AOSP Licenses](https://source.android.com/docs/setup/about/licenses) 
+- [Bliss OS License](https://github.com/BlissRoms-x86/manifest/blob/arcadia-x86/License)
+- [Android-Generic Project License](https://github.com/android-generic/vendor_ag/blob/unified/LICENSE.md)
+- [Boringdroid License](https://github.com/boringdroid/boringdroid/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
+
+## FAQ 
+
+Please visit the licensing page of [our website](https://waydro.id) for a list of current questions and answers in regards to Waydroid licensing.