From 35fedd9d4af41795939d2ec69c1a8f426088d984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:05:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] docs(notice): date the copyright from 2025 The first commit of this repository dates from 11 March 2025, so the copyright runs from 2025. NOTICE was added in d12d618, on 2026-03-30, when the project moved to Apache-2.0, and took the year of that move. --- NOTICE | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE index 2e82919..b9d7058 100644 --- a/NOTICE +++ b/NOTICE @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ coretrace -Copyright 2026 Hugo Payet +Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. From e6e57d797fc6c8da4f526796102168939e1195d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:05:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] docs(notice): link the repository Apache-2.0, section 4(d), requires derivative works to carry the attribution notices in NOTICE. With the repository's URL in it, every copy that follows the license points back to this project. --- NOTICE | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE index b9d7058..e59aa22 100644 --- a/NOTICE +++ b/NOTICE @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ coretrace Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet +https://github.com/CoreTrace/coretrace Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. From 061fc380d1af3a9b65301e608ce270d0ac6ea5cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:05:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] docs(notice): credit the CoreTrace contributors alongside Hugo Payet Other people authored code that is still in this repository, and Apache-2.0 licenses their contributions without transferring their copyright. Gap 3 of docs/licensing.md recommended naming them as a group next to Hugo Payet, with a pointer to AUTHORS.md. NOTICE points to the repository instead, whose history names them: release archives ship NOTICE but not AUTHORS.md. --- NOTICE | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE index e59aa22..ed02ea7 100644 --- a/NOTICE +++ b/NOTICE @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ coretrace -Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet +Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet and the CoreTrace contributors https://github.com/CoreTrace/coretrace Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); From b1d3db1f38d188ec376b58fd4fb867e4e460c7e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:05:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] docs(license): mark the NOTICE copyright gap as done Gap 3 asked NOTICE to date the copyright from 2025 and to credit the other authors. NOTICE now does both, and links the repository rather than AUTHORS.md. --- docs/licensing.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/licensing.md b/docs/licensing.md index f78b632..d8fc71d 100644 --- a/docs/licensing.md +++ b/docs/licensing.md @@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ the offer of their source code. The packaging enforces the first part: see below ([#170](https://github.com/CoreTrace/coretrace/pull/170)), from the release after `v0.84.0`. 2. **Done: consent to the relicensing.** Arthur Mazeau and Cédric Roulof confirmed it in [#171](https://github.com/CoreTrace/coretrace/issues/171) on 2026-10-13. -3. **`NOTICE` says "Copyright 2026 Hugo Payet".** The code dates from 2025 and has other - authors: "Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet and the CoreTrace contributors", with a pointer to - `AUTHORS.md`, is more accurate. +3. **Done: `NOTICE` dates the copyright from 2025 and credits the other authors.** It reads + "Copyright 2025-2026 Hugo Payet and the CoreTrace contributors" and links the repository, + whose history names them, rather than `AUTHORS.md`, which release archives do not ship. 4. **The organization profile is out of date.** Its table marks `coretrace-runtime-analyzer` and `coretrace-tool-template` "Not declared" (both are now Apache-2.0) and `coretrace-TscanCode` "Not identified" (GPL-3.0). `coretrace-web` and `coretrace-ci-consumer-demo` are public From e92ba55c38f271dba112f10cbd286590faf4a382 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:05:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] docs(changelog): list the NOTICE changes under Unreleased Release archives ship NOTICE next to LICENSE, and every redistribution must keep it, so the change is listed for users. --- CHANGELOG.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index b68fd99..8c2c2e2 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Notable changes are grouped by release. See [all releases](https://github.com/Co - **macOS:** the disk image needs macOS 15 or newer, instead of 14. GitHub retires its macOS 14 runners on 2026-11-02, and the image ships Homebrew libraries built for the macOS of the runner that makes it, now macOS 15. +- **Licensing:** `NOTICE` dates the copyright from 2025, when the code began, credits the + CoreTrace contributors alongside Hugo Payet and links the repository. ## v0.85.0