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You may use this + license for previous Vim releases instead of the license that they came + with, at your option. + @@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ Join the community on IRC in #neovim on Freenode or the [mailing list](https://g ### License -Vim itself is distributed under the terms of the Vim License. -See vim-license.txt for details. - -Vim also includes this message: +Neovim is licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License. +Parts of Neovim that originated in Vim remain under the Vim license. +See LICENSE for details. Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda. Please see the diff --git a/vim-license.txt b/vim-license.txt deleted file mode 100644 index dd685292ba..0000000000 --- a/vim-license.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ -VIM LICENSE - -I) There are no restrictions on distributing unmodified copies of Vim except - that they must include this license text. 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