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License for Xorshiro #3026

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The Xorshiro implementation is indicated as CC0-1.0 in 95d0bee

but the original code seems like a modified MIT-0 license:
https://prng.di.unimi.it/xoshiro256plusplus.c

https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-0.html
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html

CC0-1.0 license for code are discouraged because copyright durations vary by region and in some regions,
it is not clear to what extent the law allows for copyright waiver:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/allowed-licenses/

@DiamonDinoia Can you clarify the license choice? simdrng is
under the MIT license.

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