improve license notice

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6707c4531e428946589172984b9eb70f719e237b..6f9a66b028cf409d5a93d6a289c57a3f04e4b504 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,3 +18,26 @@ use USB ports that use the ehci-pci driver.
 Maintainer: Ian Kelling <ian@iankelling.org>
 
 Bugs, patches, requests, feedback are welcome.
+
+
+# license
+
+I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
+https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
+recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
+Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
+programs.
+
+Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.

diff --git a/evhz.c b/evhz.c
index c7ba33d5e59637d01822648767b89a8c3603364d..950f727fcc6a7cd379fc76e153420878bfed6208 100644 (file)
--- a/evhz.c
+++ b/evhz.c
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/* The license of this program  follows the GNU license recommendations at */
+/* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They */
+/* recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the */
+/* Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small */
+/* programs. */
+
 /* Copyright (C) 2016 Ian Kelling */
 
 /* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); */