From 0582618e4a18fc9b61a9eb3b6dff3637b6b7630c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolai Otto Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Updating sections on copyrights and licensing Signed-off-by: Nicolai Otto --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 +++++++++- COPYING => LICENSE.md | 0 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) rename COPYING => LICENSE.md (100%) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 09fd6863..86b9d22e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -## How to Contribute +## Contributing We use the standard **fork and pull request** workflow. This applies to everyone, including maintainers — all changes go through a fork and a pull @@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ the maintainers will happily do this for you. Please match the style of the surrounding code. Keep changes focused — avoid unrelated reformatting in the same pull request, as it makes review harder. +## License + +bmx is licensed under [BSD-3](LICENSE.md). Any contribution implies that the contributor agrees with the terms. Contributors must ensure that they are allowed to contribute to the repository and that their work will be available under the terms of the BSD-3 license. + +## Copyright Notices + +Contributions should have the contributor's comyright included. When appending to existing files, the original copyright notice must remain intact and contributor's copyright shall be added to it. New source files shall only carry the contributor's copyright attribution and the [BSD-3](LICENSE.md) clause text. + ## Using AI Tools Use whatever tools you like, including AI agents — but **own the result**. You diff --git a/COPYING b/LICENSE.md similarity index 100% rename from COPYING rename to LICENSE.md From 7040b1942332d5bd7a447e96f006b470f8b67c85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolai Otto Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:33:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] reverting renaming of license file Signed-off-by: Nicolai Otto --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++-- LICENSE.md => COPYING | 0 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) rename LICENSE.md => COPYING (100%) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 86b9d22e..09b05f04 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ unrelated reformatting in the same pull request, as it makes review harder. ## License -bmx is licensed under [BSD-3](LICENSE.md). Any contribution implies that the contributor agrees with the terms. Contributors must ensure that they are allowed to contribute to the repository and that their work will be available under the terms of the BSD-3 license. +bmx is licensed under [BSD-3](COPYING). Any contribution implies that the contributor agrees with the terms. Contributors must ensure that they are allowed to contribute to the repository and that their work will be available under the terms of the BSD-3 license. ## Copyright Notices -Contributions should have the contributor's comyright included. When appending to existing files, the original copyright notice must remain intact and contributor's copyright shall be added to it. New source files shall only carry the contributor's copyright attribution and the [BSD-3](LICENSE.md) clause text. +Contributions should have the contributor's comyright included. When appending to existing files, the original copyright notice must remain intact and contributor's copyright shall be added to it. New source files shall only carry the contributor's copyright attribution and the [BSD-3](COPYING) clause text. ## Using AI Tools diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/COPYING similarity index 100% rename from LICENSE.md rename to COPYING