license: make the MIT grant explicit #2

Merged

htayj merged 1 commit from license/explicit-mit into main

2026-07-19 13:08:44 +00:00

htayj commented

2026-07-19 10:19:02 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Summary

add the standard MIT license for Taylor Hardy's original contributions
document the provenance and rights boundary of the ROM-derived VT220 glyph data
document the NetHack screenshot and trademark boundaries
include the license and third-party notices in release archives and installed packages
align RPM metadata and package-content verification

The MIT grant is now explicit without purporting to relicense the historical DEC glyph designs, VT220 firmware, or VT100.net source image.

Verification

make ci VERSION=license-test
make nix-check
shell syntax and staged-diff checks
exact license and notice files verified in the source archive
DEB, RPM, Arch, Gentoo, and Void staging payloads verified
direct Arch and Void package builds completed

Closes #1

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-07-19T10:19:02Z.

## Summary - add the standard MIT license for Taylor Hardy's original contributions - document the provenance and rights boundary of the ROM-derived VT220 glyph data - document the NetHack screenshot and trademark boundaries - include the license and third-party notices in release archives and installed packages - align RPM metadata and package-content verification The MIT grant is now explicit without purporting to relicense the historical DEC glyph designs, VT220 firmware, or VT100.net source image. ## Verification - `make ci VERSION=license-test` - `make nix-check` - shell syntax and staged-diff checks - exact license and notice files verified in the source archive - DEB, RPM, Arch, Gentoo, and Void staging payloads verified - direct Arch and Void package builds completed Closes #1 --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/DEC-Fonts/pull/2). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-07-19T10:19:02Z.