feat(docs): individual commercial use licensing

This commit updates various docs with information on the long-promised
individual commercial use license which will be available to purchase
from 01 Jan 2025 onwards.
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## Overview
`komorebi` is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's
[Desktop Window
Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dwm/dwm-overview) in
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modifications in their own configuration files for `komorebi`, but these will
always remain opt-in and off-by-default.
## Community
There is a [Discord server](https://discord.gg/mGkn66PHkx) available for
`komorebi`-related discussion, help, troubleshooting etc. If you have any
specific feature requests or bugs to report, please create an issue on
[GitHub](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi).
`komorebi`-related discussion, help, troubleshooting etc.
There is a [YouTube
channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeai3-do-9O4MNy9_xjO6mg) where I post
`komorebi` development videos, feature previews and release overviews. Subscribing
to the channel (which is monetized as part of the YouTube Partner Program) and
watching videos is a really simple and passive way to contribute financially to
the development and maintenance of `komorebi`.
There is also a [YouTube
channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeai3-do-9O4MNy9_xjO6mg?sub_confirmation=1)
where I share `komorebi` live programming videos and tutorial videos.
There is an [Awesome List](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/awesome-komorebi) which
showcases the many awesome projects that exist in the `komorebi` ecosystem.
## Licensing for Personal Use
`komorebi` is licensed under the [Komorebi 1.0.0 license](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-license), which is a fork
of the [PolyForm Strict 1.0.0 license](https://polyformproject.org/licenses/strict/1.0.0). On a high level this means
that you are free to do whatever you want with `komorebi` for personal use other than redistribution, or distribution of
new works (i.e. hard-forks) based on the software.
Anyone is free to make their own fork of `komorebi` with changes intended either for personal use or for integration
back upstream via pull requests.
The [Komorebi 1.0.0 License](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-license) does not permit any kind of commercial use (
i.e. using `komorebi` at work).
## Sponsorship for Personal Use
`komorebi` is a free and educational source project, and one that encourages you
to make charitable donations if you find the software to be useful and have the
financial means.
I encourage you to make a charitable donation to the [Palestine Children's
Relief Fund](https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery) or to contribute
to a [Gaza Funds campaign](https://gazafunds.com) before you consider sponsoring
me on GitHub.
[GitHub Sponsors is enabled for this
project](https://github.com/sponsors/LGUG2Z). Sponsors can claim custom roles on
the Discord server, get shout-outs at the end of _komorebi_-related videos on
YouTube, and gain the ability to submit feature requests on the issue tracker.
If you would like to tip or sponsor the project but are unable to use GitHub
Sponsors, you may also sponsor through [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/lgug2z), or
make an anonymous Bitcoin donation to `bc1qv73wzspc77k46uty4vp85x8sdp24mphvm58f6q`.
## Licensing for Commercial Use
A dedicated Individual Commercial Use License is available for those who want to
use `komorebi` at work.
The Individual Commerical Use License adds “Commercial Use” as a “Permitted Use”
for the licensed individual only, for the duration of a valid paid license
subscription only. All provisions and restrictions enumerated in the [Komorebi
License](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-license) continue to apply.
More information, pricing and purchase links for Individual Commercial Use
Licenses [can be found here](https://lgug2z.com/software/komorebi).