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license: change to the new CockroachDB Software License
1. Update the LICENSE file to the new CockroachDB Software License 2. Update the Licensing section in README.md Part of RE-658 Release note (general change): Change the license cockroach is distributed under to the new CockroachDB Software License.
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‎LICENSE

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Source code in this repository is variously licensed under the Business Source
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License 1.1 (BSL), the CockroachDB Community License (CCL), the MIT license,
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BSD-style licenses, and other licenses specified in the source code. Source
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code in a given file is licensed under the BSL and the copyright belongs to The
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Cockroach Authors unless otherwise noted at the beginning of the file.
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‎README.md

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## Licensing
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Current CockroachDB code is released under a combination of two licenses, the [Business Source License (BSL)](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html#bsl) and the [Cockroach Community License (CCL)](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html#ccl).
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When contributing to a CockroachDB feature, you can find the relevant license in the comments at the top of each file.
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For more information, see the [Licensing FAQs](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html).
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All versions released after November 18, 2024, including patch fixes for prior versions 23.1 onward, are published under the [CockroachDB Software License (CSL)](./LICENSE). Source code in a given file is licensed under the CSL and the copyright belongs to The Cockroach Authors unless otherwise noted in the file or in a LICENSE or README file located in the same or parent directory of the file.
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## Comparison with Other Databases
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