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Reformat LICENSE to canonical BSL-1.1 template (fix GitHub + Glama detection) - #171
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GitHub's license-detection tool (Licensee) and Glama use SPDX-template diff-matching to identify licenses. Our previous LICENSE file was a correct BSL-1.1 in content, but missed three structural elements the matcher needs: 1. The 'Notice' paragraph body explaining that BSL is not OSI-approved open source. 2. The horizontal separator line between Parameters/Notice and Terms. 3. The 'Covenants of Licensor' section at the end (MariaDB's required attribution back-grant). Reformatted to the canonical template from spdx.org/licenses/BUSL-1.1 while keeping our parameters intact (Licensor, Licensed Work, Additional Use Grant, Change Date, Change License, contact). No legal change. Same license, structurally aligned so automated detection works. After merge GitHub should show 'Business Source License 1.1' in the About sidebar instead of 'Other', and Glama's 'Does not have a license' check should pass.
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Summary
GitHub's license sidebar shows "Other" and Glama reports "Does not have a license" even though we ship a real Business Source License 1.1 file. Both use SPDX-template diff-matching (the `licensee` Ruby gem in GitHub's case). Our previous `LICENSE` file had correct legal content but missed three structural elements the matcher expects:
This PR reformats `LICENSE` to the canonical template from spdx.org/licenses/BUSL-1.1 while keeping all our parameters intact (Licensor, Licensed Work, Additional Use Grant, Change Date, Change License, contact email).
No legal change. Same license, structurally aligned so automated detection works.
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