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Repo does not have an explicit source code license

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Description

The web-php repo does not have an explicit source code license.

Github generally expects to find repo licenses in LICENSE.md or LICENSE.txt; currently it's finding license/index.php and presenting that in the repo homepage, with less-than-perfect results:

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(This is the website copyright, not a code license.)

PROPOSAL: Add a LICENSE.md file to the repo root specifying a clear (permissive) license for the source code in the repo.

Motivation: We'd like to adapt supported-versions.php and images/supported-versions.php for the Public Knowledge Project / Open Journal Systems, and we'd like to be sure that we have permission to do that.)

Thanks!

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository root and the existing license/index.php file, then inspect supported-versions.php and images/supported-versions.php to understand the source files covered. Confirm the project's intended permissive license with maintainers, add the agreed license as LICENSE.md, and verify GitHub recognizes it as the repository license.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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