COPYRIGHT.md and LICENSE make three contradictory claims about this project. Which license actually governs is an owner decision, so no autonomous fix is being attempted here — the contradiction is being recorded for resolution.
The contradictions
| Claim |
COPYRIGHT.md says |
Reality elsewhere |
| License |
"made available under the terms of the GPL 3.0" |
LICENSE is the Stephenson Software Non-Commercial License (Stephenson-NC) |
| Organization |
"developed and maintained as part of Preponderous Software" |
LICENSE is issued by Stephenson Software |
| Repository URL |
https://github.com/Preponderous-Software/Collide |
The repository is Stephenson-Software/Collide |
GPL 3.0 and a non-commercial license are not compatible claims about the same code: GPL 3.0 permits commercial use, and Stephenson-NC does not. A reader has no way to determine which terms apply.
Note also that COPYRIGHT.md links the text "GPL 3.0" to LICENSE, so a reader who follows the link is shown the Stephenson-NC text under a GPL 3.0 label.
Verification
Both files were read at triage. LICENSE line 1 reads # License – Stephenson Software Non-Commercial License (Stephenson-NC); COPYRIGHT.md contains the GPL 3.0 sentence and the Preponderous-Software/Collide link quoted above.
Suggested resolution
A decision is needed on which license governs, after which COPYRIGHT.md should be corrected to name that license, the correct organization, and the Stephenson-Software/Collide URL. README.md currently states no license at all and should gain a section agreeing with whatever is decided.
This issue body was drafted during a Gardener session (https://github.com/Stephenson-Software/gardener).
drafted by Claude on behalf of Daniel Stephenson
COPYRIGHT.mdandLICENSEmake three contradictory claims about this project. Which license actually governs is an owner decision, so no autonomous fix is being attempted here — the contradiction is being recorded for resolution.The contradictions
COPYRIGHT.mdsaysLICENSEis the Stephenson Software Non-Commercial License (Stephenson-NC)LICENSEis issued by Stephenson Softwarehttps://github.com/Preponderous-Software/CollideStephenson-Software/CollideGPL 3.0 and a non-commercial license are not compatible claims about the same code: GPL 3.0 permits commercial use, and Stephenson-NC does not. A reader has no way to determine which terms apply.
Note also that
COPYRIGHT.mdlinks the text "GPL 3.0" toLICENSE, so a reader who follows the link is shown the Stephenson-NC text under a GPL 3.0 label.Verification
Both files were read at triage.
LICENSEline 1 reads# License – Stephenson Software Non-Commercial License (Stephenson-NC);COPYRIGHT.mdcontains the GPL 3.0 sentence and thePreponderous-Software/Collidelink quoted above.Suggested resolution
A decision is needed on which license governs, after which
COPYRIGHT.mdshould be corrected to name that license, the correct organization, and theStephenson-Software/CollideURL.README.mdcurrently states no license at all and should gain a section agreeing with whatever is decided.This issue body was drafted during a Gardener session (https://github.com/Stephenson-Software/gardener).
drafted by Claude on behalf of Daniel Stephenson