From 2b50dea698b9fdcdf8f8ce45c80a0c1d3afde6fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Gonzalez Wientjes Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 15:50:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] change license to Zero-Clause BSD --- LICENSE | 297 ++------------------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 287 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 4153cd3..7ae8865 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,287 +1,10 @@ - EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC LICENCE v. 1.2 - EUPL © the European Union 2007, 2016 - -This European Union Public Licence (the ‘EUPL’) applies to the Work (as defined -below) which is provided under the terms of this Licence. 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