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Investigate renaming copying.txt to LICENSE.md for GitHub license detection #17621

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Currently, the NVDA license is stored in copying.txt. GitHub has built-in license detection that automatically identifies repository licenses when they follow common naming patterns like LICENSE.md.

Consider renaming copying.txt to LICENSE.md to:

  • Improve repository license visibility on GitHub
  • Follow modern open source conventions
  • Make the license more discoverable for new contributors

Related PR: #17600 where license file handling was updated.

Note: This change requires careful consideration of:

  • Impact on existing documentation/scripts that might reference copying.txt
  • Migration plan for existing installations
  • Update of any hardcoded references to the file name

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