refactor: new licensing structure

LICENSE-MIT

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+Copyright 2025 neoarz
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

NOTICE

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+Neos Helper Bot
+Copyright (c) 2025 neoarz
+
+This project contains code from multiple sources under different licenses:
+
+THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE:
+
+> Python Discord Bot Template
+> Copyright © Krypton 2019-Present
+> Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+> Source: https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template
+   
+> The original Apache License, Version 2.0 applies to these components.
+> See LICENSE-APACHE for the full license text.
+
+NEW CONTRIBUTIONS:
+
+> Original code and modifications by neoarz are licensed under the MIT License.
+> See LICENSE-MIT for the full license text.
+
+> This includes but is not limited to:
+> - Custom commands and cogs not present in the original template
+> - Modifications and enhancements to existing functionality
+> - New features and integrations
+> - Documentation and configuration files created by neoarz

README.md

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 <br>
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> **Give Credits Where its Due**
+> **Dual Licensing**
 > 
 > Alot of the inspiration for this code is from the [Python Discord Bot Template](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template) by [kkrypt0nn](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn). Please check out their repo for more information. I have made many changes to the code and havent explicitly stated in most files, that why I have thought it would be best to keep this note at the top of the README.md file.
 
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 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details
+This project uses a dual licensing approach due to its mixed heritage:
 
-<h6>
+### Third-Party Components (Apache 2.0)
-License cannot be changed.
+- Code derived from the [Python Discord Bot Template](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template) by [kkrypt0nn](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn) remains under the Apache License 2.0
-</h6>
+- See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) for the full Apache 2.0 license text
+- See [NOTICE](NOTICE) file for detailed attribution information
+
+### Original Contributions (MIT)
+- New code, modifications, and enhancements by neoarz are licensed under the MIT License
+- See [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) for the full MIT license text