Switch to regular 3-clause BSD license.

https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause

Author: bilke

LICENSE.txt

@@ -8,23 +8,17 @@ modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
-   must display the following acknowledgement:
-   This product includes software developed by the OpenGeoSys Community.
-4. Neither the name of the OpenGeoSys Community nor the
+3. Neither the name of the OpenGeoSys Community nor the
    names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-5. Attribute the OpenGeoSys Community, preferably citing an appropriate
-   paper listed on the OpenGeoSys Community homepage:
-   http://www.opengeosys.org/papers
 
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenGeoSys Community ''AS IS'' AND ANY
-EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenGeoSys Community BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

README.md

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ data arrays similar to those available in the numdiff software.
 # License and copyright
 
 Copyright (c) 2015-2025, OpenGeoSys Community (<http://www.opengeosys.org>)
-Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
-See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or <http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license>.
+vtkdiff is distributed under the Modified BSD License. See the
+[LICENSE.txt][license-source] for the license text.