Replace legacy ALPS license headers with MIT SPDX notices - #109
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Summary
This PR aligns files that still refer to the historical ALPS Library or Application licenses with the repository-level MIT license.
Related discussion: #108
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SPDX-License-Identifier: MITnotices.alps_inspect.LICENSE.txtrather than embedding another copy.Why
The repository-level
LICENSE.txtdeclares MIT, while a number of older source files, tools, and tutorials still named the superseded ALPS licenses and, in some cases, described different obligations. This PR removes that contradiction while keeping the canonical license text in one place.Scope
Third-party files that already contain their own complete license notices are intentionally unchanged. Those notices may need to remain for attribution and license compliance.
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Maintainer confirmation in #108 is requested to verify that the affected per-file notices are historical rather than intentional licensing exceptions.