diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..994d134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Copyright (C) 2021 Muhammad Herdiansyah
+Copyright (C) 2021 Artix Linux Developers
+Copyright (C) 2021 Daniel "q66" Kolesa
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. 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.
+
+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/README b/README
index cd4c338..4455849 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ Artix's dinit stage 1.
 
 Adapted from s6-scripts, runit-rc, Chimera Linux, and dinit's own configuration.
 
-TODO: Remove cgroup code, it's messy, and it's on dinit's plan post-1.0.
+TODO: Either remove cgroup code, or clean it, it's messy, and it's on dinit's
+plan post-1.0.