From bdb12e90d0ffc93cc95b12f7342f7c99006a0c61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Edward Thomson Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 20:43:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] license: update wildmat license information Our license claims that the wildmat code (originally from Rich $alz) is is under a BSD license that requires attribution. However, the wildmat documentation states that the code is available in the public domain (https://github.com/richsalz/wildmat), and the author himself has indicated that we can remove the acknowledgement clause (https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/7050#issuecomment-2727028530). --- COPYING | 27 ++------------------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 701792e9a..d45ff64a9 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -999,31 +999,8 @@ SOFTWARE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -The bundled wildmatch code is licensed under the BSD license: - -Copyright Rich Salz. -All rights reserved. - -Redistribution and use in any form are permitted provided that the -following restrictions are are met: - -1. Source distributions must retain this entire copyright notice - and comment. -2. Binary distributions must include the acknowledgement ``This - product includes software developed by Rich Salz'' in the - documentation or other materials provided with the - distribution. This must not be represented as an endorsement - or promotion without specific prior written permission. -3. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either - by explicit claim or by omission. Credits must appear in the - source and documentation. -4. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such in the source - and documentation and must not be misrepresented as being the - original software. - -THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED -WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF -MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +The bundled wildmatch code was originally written by Rich $alz and is +available in the public domain. ----------------------------------------------------------------------