From 0e631cae8c909991791fab8f72f149c1e3d56fb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Judit Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:40:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix license file to be recognized by GitHub (#112) --- LGPL.txt | 166 --------------------------------------------------- LICENSE.txt | 167 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- README.md | 19 ++++++ 3 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 172 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 LGPL.txt diff --git a/LGPL.txt b/LGPL.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 341c30bd..00000000 --- a/LGPL.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,166 +0,0 @@ - GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE - Version 3, 29 June 2007 - - Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies - of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. - - - This version of the GNU Lesser General Public License incorporates -the terms and conditions of version 3 of the GNU General Public -License, supplemented by the additional permissions listed below. - - 0. 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Copyright (c) 2021 Blue Brain Project/EPFL + +## License + +Rockets is licensed under the LGPL version 3, unless noted otherwise, e.g., for external +dependencies. See file LICENSE.txt for the full license. External dependencies are either +LGPL or BSD-licensed. See file ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.txt and AUTHORS.txt for further details. + +This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of +the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. + +This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; +without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this +library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, +Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA +