diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
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+Please see https://github.com/facebook/osquery/wiki/contributing-code
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+BSD License
+
+For osquery software
+
+Copyright (c) 2014, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ * Neither the name Facebook nor the names of its contributors may be used to
+   endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+   prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS
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+Additional Grant of Patent Rights
+
+"Software" means the osquery software distributed by Facebook, Inc.
+
+Facebook hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
+irrevocable (subject to the termination provision below) license under any
+rights in any patent claims owned by Facebook, to make, have made, use, sell,
+offer to sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Software. For avoidance of
+doubt, no license is granted under Facebook’s rights in any patent claims that
+are infringed by (i) modifications to the Software made by you or a third party,
+or (ii) the Software in combination with any software or other technology
+provided by you or a third party.
+
+The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice,
+for anyone that makes any claim (including by filing any lawsuit, assertion or
+other action) alleging (a) direct, indirect, or contributory infringement or
+inducement to infringe any patent: (i) by Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or
+affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, (ii) by any
+party if such claim arises in whole or in part from any software, product or
+service of Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not
+such claim is related to the Software, or (iii) by any party relating to the
+Software; or (b) that any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or
+unenforceable.