doc: clarify license section and add contributor note

Madhu696969 · RafaelGSS · commit 3e84428ffebf · 2026-01-13T10:04:03.000-03:00
PR-URL: #60590 Reviewed-By: Ulises Gascón <ulisesgascongonzalez@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Beth Griggs <bethanyngriggs@gmail.com>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -903,11 +903,14 @@ releases on a rotation basis as outlined in the
 
 ## License
 
-Node.js is available under the
-[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). Node.js also includes
-external libraries that are available under a variety of licenses.  See
-[LICENSE](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/LICENSE) for the full
-license text.
+Node.js is licensed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+
+This project also depends on external libraries that may use different open-source
+licenses. For a complete list of included licenses, please see the
+[LICENSE](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/LICENSE) file.
+
+If you are contributing documentation or source changes, please ensure your
+additions comply with the project&rsquo;s license guidelines.
 
 [Code of Conduct]: https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/HEAD/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [Contributing to the project]: CONTRIBUTING.md
