docs: replace LICENSE.txt with LICENSE.rst

LICENSE.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+**VUnit**, except for the projects below, is released under the terms of
+`Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0`_. |copy| 2014-2020 Lars Asplund, [email protected].
+
+The following libraries are `redistributed`_ with VUnit for your convenience:
+
+* **OSVVM** (``vunit/vhdl/osvvm``): these files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_, |copy| 2010 - 2020 by `SynthWorks Design Inc`_. All rights reserved.
+
+* **JSON-for-VHDL** (``vunit/vhdl/JSON-for-VHDL``): these files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_, |copy| 2015 - 2020 Patrick Lehmann.
+
+.. |copy|   unicode:: U+000A9 .. COPYRIGHT SIGN
+.. _redistributed: https://github.com/VUnit/vunit/blob/master/.gitmodules
+.. _Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
+.. _ARTISTIC License: http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0
+.. _Apache License, v 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+.. _SynthWorks Design Inc: http://www.synthworks.com

docs/about.rst

@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ Support
 Any bug reports, feature requests or questions about the usage of VUnit
 can be made by creating a `new issue`_.
 
-Credits
--------
+Credits and license
+-------------------
 
 -  Founders:
 
@@ -160,34 +160,7 @@ Credits
 
     -  Continuous Integration (CI)
 
-License
--------
-
-.. |copy|   unicode:: U+000A9 .. COPYRIGHT SIGN
-
-VUnit
-*****
-
-VUnit, except for the projects below, is released under the terms of
-`Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0`_.
-
-|copy| 2014-2020 Lars Asplund, [email protected].
-
-OSVVM
-*****
-
-OSVVM is redistributed (`vunit/vhdl/osvvm <https://github.com/VUnit/vunit/tree/master/vunit/vhdl>`_) with VUnit for your convenience. These
-files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_.
-
-|copy| 2010 - 2020 by SynthWorks Design Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-JSON-for-VHDL
-*************
-
-JSON-for-VHDL is redistributed (`vunit/vhdl/JSON-for-VHDL <https://github.com/VUnit/vunit/tree/master/vunit/vhdl>`_) with VUnit for your convenience. These
-files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_.
-
-|copy| 2015 - 2020 Patrick Lehmann.
+.. include:: license.rst
 
 .. _xUnit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUnit
 .. _Jenkins: http://jenkins-ci.org/
@@ -201,6 +174,3 @@ files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_.
 .. _an introduction to unit testing (6 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuBqcxS8t4
 .. _short introduction to VUnit (12 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8s_VLD91tw
 .. _new issue: https://github.com/VUnit/vunit/issues/new
-.. _Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
-.. _ARTISTIC License: http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0
-.. _Apache License, v 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

tests/lint/test_license.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_that_a_valid_license_exists_in_source_files_and_that_global_licensing_i
     def test_that_license_file_matches_vunit_license_text(self):
         with catch_warnings():
             simplefilter("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning)
-            with (ROOT / "LICENSE.txt").open("rU") as lic:
+            with (ROOT / "LICENSE.rst").open("rU") as lic:
                 self.assertEqual(lic.read(), license_text())
 
     def _check_license(self, code, file_name):

tools/build_docs.py

@@ -12,18 +12,23 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 from sys import argv
+from shutil import copyfile
 from create_release_notes import create_release_notes
 from docs_utils import examples, get_theme
 
 
+DROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'docs'
+
+
 def main():
     """
     Build documentation/website
     """
     create_release_notes()
     examples()
+    copyfile(str(DROOT / '..' / 'LICENSE.rst'), str(DROOT / 'license.rst'))
     get_theme(
-        Path(__file__).parent.parent / "docs",
+        DROOT,
         "https://codeload.github.com/buildthedocs/sphinx.theme/tar.gz/v0"
     )
     check_call(

vunit/about.py

@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ def license_text():
     """
     Returns licence text
     """
-    return """VUnit
------
+    return """**VUnit**, except for the projects below, is released under the terms of
+`Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0`_. |copy| 2014-2020 Lars Asplund, [email protected].
 
-VUnit except for OSVVM (see below) is released under the terms of
-Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+The following libraries are `redistributed`_ with VUnit for your convenience:
 
-Copyright (c) 2014-2020, Lars Asplund [email protected]
+* **OSVVM** (``vunit/vhdl/osvvm``): these files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_, |copy| 2010 - 2020 by `SynthWorks Design Inc`_. All rights reserved.
 
-OSVVM
------
+* **JSON-for-VHDL** (``vunit/vhdl/JSON-for-VHDL``): these files are licensed under the terms of `Apache License, v 2.0`_, |copy| 2015 - 2020 Patrick Lehmann.
 
-OSVVM is redistributed as a submodule to VUnit for your convenience. OSVVM and derivative work
-located under examples/vhdl/osvvm_integration/src are licensed under the terms of Artistic License 2.0.
-
-Copyright (c) 2006-2016, SynthWorks Design Inc http://www.synthworks.com
+.. |copy|   unicode:: U+000A9 .. COPYRIGHT SIGN
+.. _redistributed: https://github.com/VUnit/vunit/blob/master/.gitmodules
+.. _Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
+.. _ARTISTIC License: http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0
+.. _Apache License, v 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+.. _SynthWorks Design Inc: http://www.synthworks.com
 """
 
 
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ def doc():
 welcome. Read our `contribution guide
 <https://vunit.github.io/contributing.html>`__ to get started.
 
-License
-=======
 """
         + license_text()
     )