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Add LICENSE file with the project's BSD-3-Clause terms - #77

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@parasew parasew commented Jul 13, 2026

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The source files carry BSD-3-Clause headers, but the repository had no standalone LICENSE file. This adds one reproducing the license text and copyright notice already used in the source headers. It does not change the license.

This helps license scanners, SBOM tooling, and downstream packaging that expects a root-level license file (e.g. OpenWrt's PKG_LICENSE_FILES).

Refs: #76

The source files carry BSD-3-Clause headers, but the repository had no
standalone LICENSE file. This adds one reproducing the license text and
copyright notice already used in the source headers. It does not change
the license.

This helps license scanners, SBOM tooling, and downstream packaging that
expects a root-level license file (e.g. OpenWrt's PKG_LICENSE_FILES).

Refs: OLSR#76
Signed-off-by: Matthias Tarasiewicz <mt@riat.at>
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parasew commented Jul 13, 2026

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Adds a root-level LICENSE file, as agreed in #76.
The text is reproduced verbatim from the BSD-3-Clause headers already present in the source (copyright line, all three clauses, disclaimer, and the closing paragraphs). This documents the existing license rather than changing it.
Motivation: OpenWrt's packaging requires a PKG_LICENSE_FILES parameter pointing at an upstream license file, and there was none to reference (openwrt/routing#1176). It also helps license scanners and SBOM tooling generally.
Happy to adjust the wording or placement if the team prefers a different form.

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is identical to the original, works , if it helps you avoid build breaks by package manageres. Thx for the addition, sorry for being slow (holiday season).

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aaronkaplan merged commit 477e716 into OLSR:master Aug 6, 2026
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