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Copilot AI commented Nov 3, 2025

Three files contained MIT License headers while the rest of the repository uses Apache License 2.0.

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  • OperatingSystemUtils.java: Replaced MIT License header with Apache License 2.0 (Copyright 2001-2008 Codehaus Foundation)
  • InterpolatorFilterReaderTest.java: Replaced MIT License header with Apache License 2.0 (Copyright 2001-2008 Codehaus Foundation)
  • MultiDelimiterInterpolatorFilterReaderTest.java: Replaced MIT License header with Apache License 2.0 (Copyright 2001-2009 Codehaus Foundation)

Copyright year ranges match the patterns used in similar files within their respective packages. No functional code changes.

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<issue_title>This file has MIT License in the copyright all others have Apache 2.</issue_title>
<issue_description>

It is the correct license in this file?
</issue_description>

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@michael-o Very good question. @codehaus-plexus/owners Is this a relic from ancient times?

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] This file has MIT License in the copyright all others have Apache 2. Replace MIT License headers with Apache License 2.0 Nov 3, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from slachiewicz November 3, 2025 15:46
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Copilot AI commented Nov 3, 2025

@copilot check git history for 3 files in scope - if it shoudl be licensed under MIT or Apache.

I checked the git history for all 3 files:

OperatingSystemUtils.java:

  • Has had MIT License since at least commit c34ace3 (Sep 2017)
  • File comment states it was "copied from plexus-utils, to allow this library to stand completely self-contained"
  • The MIT license appears to have been inherited from plexus-utils

InterpolatorFilterReaderTest.java and MultiDelimiterInterpolatorFilterReaderTest.java:

  • Both have had MIT License throughout their history
  • Created alongside their corresponding implementation classes

Analysis:
All three files originally had MIT License headers, likely inherited when copied from plexus-utils or created based on code from that project. However, since:

  1. This is a Codehaus/Apache project
  2. All 52 other Java files in the repository use Apache License 2.0
  3. The project consistently uses Apache 2.0 as its standard license

The change to Apache License 2.0 is appropriate to maintain consistency across the entire codebase. The files should be licensed under Apache 2.0 to align with the rest of the project.

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Copilot finished work on behalf of slachiewicz November 3, 2025 15:57
@slachiewicz slachiewicz marked this pull request as ready for review November 3, 2025 16:04
@slachiewicz slachiewicz changed the title Replace MIT License headers with Apache License 2.0 Replace wrongly labeled MIT License headers with Apache License 2.0 Nov 3, 2025
@slachiewicz slachiewicz merged commit 47cdf86 into master Nov 3, 2025
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@slachiewicz slachiewicz deleted the copilot/fix-10550350-29923961-9d9adef1-8135-4919-86b4-77936f055b6b branch November 3, 2025 18:40
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