Update licensing information for SurfSense software

- Added Business Source License 1.1 details to the proprietary LICENSE file.
- Clarified terms of use, including production use restrictions and transition to Apache License after four years.
- Updated README.md to reflect the new licensing structure and its implications for users.

This change ensures clear communication of licensing terms for proprietary components within the SurfSense project.
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# `app.proprietary` — non-Apache-2 license boundary
Everything in this directory tree is licensed **separately** from the rest of
SurfSense (which is Apache-2.0). See [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE).
SurfSense (which is Apache-2.0), under the **Business Source License 1.1**
see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE). In short: source-available; production use is
permitted (including self-hosting the whole app) *except* offering it to third
parties as a commercial product or hosted/managed service; each released
version converts to Apache-2.0 four years after its release.
## Why this exists