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Patch #40202
openAdd LICENSE.txt in the root directory
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New
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Normal
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Category:
Code cleanup/refactoring
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Description
Currently, the COPYING file which describes the license of Redmine is placed under the doc directory. This placement might not be immediately obvious to people.
I propose the addition of a short license file, named LICENSE.txt, to the root directory. This file briefly states that Redmine is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) and the full license text can be found in the doc directory.
This approach has several benefits:
- It makes it easier for people to find and understand the licensing information at a glance
- GitHub will automatically detect the presence of the LICENSE.txt file and display a link to it in the repository's sidebar
- It aligns with the common practice among open-source projects to include licensing information in the root directory
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