rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

License files have unfilled placeholders

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Description

The following license files have placeholder text. This seems wrong.

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt

Copyright (c) <year> <owner> 

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/main/LICENSES/ISC.txt

<copyright notice>

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/main/LICENSES/MIT.txt

Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders>

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/main/LICENSES/NCSA.txt

Copyright (c) <YEAR> <OWNER ORGANIZATION NAME>.  All rights reserved.

Developed by: <NAME OF DEVELOPMENT GROUP>
              <NAME OF INSTITUTION>
              <URL FOR DEVELOPMENT GROUP/INSTITUTION>

Additionally, I'm not sure if the Apache-2.0 license is being applied properly: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/main/LICENSES/Apache-2.0.txt

To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information.....

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Research direction

Review LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt, ISC.txt, MIT.txt, NCSA.txt, and Apache-2.0.txt, starting with the reported placeholder text. Check the project’s licensing guidance and determine what information, if any, should replace each placeholder. Done means the files have agreed, legally appropriate text or a documented rationale for retaining the standard placeholders.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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