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Give guidance for LICENSE files in repositories (#56)
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* Give guidance for LICENSE files in repositories
- Fixes #51
- Also links to the SG repo's LICENSE file as an example
- Updates policy-link-mapping,txt so the link still works on whatwg.org

* Try to apply Domenic's wording suggestions while minimizing ambiguity.
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othermaciej committed Jan 15, 2018
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The repositories for all WHATWG publications and other deliverables
must include the text of the applicable license in a LICENSE file.

The contents of the license file must start with:
> Copyright © YEAR WHATWG (Apple, Google, Mozilla, Microsoft).
> This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License:
where YEAR is the current year. This copyright notice must be followed
by the full text of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License in plaintext.

The SG repository has an example of how to do this correctly in its [LICENSE file](./LICENSE).

## Antitrust

The WHATWG is a forum for voluntary development and promotion of standards, specifications,
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./Principles.md=principles
./Workstreams.md=https://github.com/whatwg/sg/blob/master/Workstreams.md
./ThirdPartyNotices/W3CLicenses.md=https://github.com/whatwg/sg/blob/master/ThirdPartyNotices/W3CLicenses.md
./LICENSE=https://github.com/whatwg/sg/blob/master/LICENSE

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