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Update license references explicitly to BSD-2-Clause#269

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Update license references explicitly to BSD-2-Clause#269
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Description of the Change

This pull request standardizes the license references throughout the codebase and documentation, updating them from "New BSD License (BSD)" or "BSD 2-Clause" to the SPDX-compliant "BSD-2-Clause" format. It also updates license URLs to point to the official SPDX page for clarity and compliance.

License reference updates:

Documentation and metadata updates:

  • Updated readme.txt and windows-azure-storage.php to use "BSD-2-Clause" and the SPDX license URL (https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause.html). [1] [2]
  • Corrected the license badge in README.md to match the new SPDX-compliant license name.

These changes improve clarity, legal compliance, and consistency for anyone referencing or distributing the project.

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Developer - Clarified all license references to explicitly reference BSD-2-Clause.

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@jeffpaul jeffpaul added this to the 4.6.0 milestone Oct 22, 2025
@jeffpaul jeffpaul self-assigned this Oct 22, 2025
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The license is referenced twice in the main file, so you'll need to update the second reference too/remove the duplicate info.

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Looks good to me.

Testing notes: searched the code base for references to BSD for references that hadn't been updated.

@peterwilsoncc peterwilsoncc merged commit e4568b8 into develop Oct 23, 2025
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@peterwilsoncc peterwilsoncc deleted the update/license-refs branch October 23, 2025 21:09
@github-project-automation github-project-automation bot moved this from QA Testing to Done in Open Source Practice Oct 23, 2025
@peterwilsoncc peterwilsoncc modified the milestones: 4.6.0, 4.5.2 Oct 28, 2025
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