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
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:
Related PR: #17600 where license file handling was updated.
Note: This change requires careful consideration of: