diff --git a/.machine_readable/contractiles/_base.ncl b/.machine_readable/contractiles/_base.ncl
index 22306fa..5dbb5df 100644
--- a/.machine_readable/contractiles/_base.ncl
+++ b/.machine_readable/contractiles/_base.ncl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-# (MPL-2.0 is automatic legal fallback until PMPL is formally recognised)
+# (Licensed under MPL-2.0)
#
# _base.ncl — Shared contractile base
#
diff --git a/.machine_readable/svc/k9/examples/setup-repo.k9.ncl b/.machine_readable/svc/k9/examples/setup-repo.k9.ncl
index 9bb617a..83b5d65 100644
--- a/.machine_readable/svc/k9/examples/setup-repo.k9.ncl
+++ b/.machine_readable/svc/k9/examples/setup-repo.k9.ncl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ K9!
"add-license" = {
description = "Add MPL-2.0 license",
commands = [
- "curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperpolymath/pmpl/main/LICENSE -o LICENSE",
+ "curl -sL https://www.mozilla.org/media/MPL/2.0/index.txt -o LICENSE",
"echo '✓ License added'",
],
},
diff --git a/.well-known/void.rdf b/.well-known/void.rdf
index a2b3dc5..cee645f 100644
--- a/.well-known/void.rdf
+++ b/.well-known/void.rdf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
verisimdb Dataset
Linked data from verisimdb project
-
+
diff --git a/.well-known/void.ttl b/.well-known/void.ttl
index cab84f8..0c26a86 100644
--- a/.well-known/void.ttl
+++ b/.well-known/void.ttl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
dcterms:description "Linked data from verisimdb project" ;
dcterms:creator ;
dcterms:publisher ;
- dcterms:license ;
+ dcterms:license ;
dcterms:created "2026-01-31T16:49:57Z"^^xsd:dateTime ;
dcterms:modified "2026-01-31T16:49:57Z"^^xsd:dateTime ;
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3f250a3..91da235 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ cargo fmt --check
## License
-By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the **MPL-2.0** (Palimpsest License). All source files must include:
+By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the **MPL-2.0**. All source files must include:
```
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
diff --git a/docs/.well-known/void.rdf b/docs/.well-known/void.rdf
index a2b3dc5..cee645f 100644
--- a/docs/.well-known/void.rdf
+++ b/docs/.well-known/void.rdf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
verisimdb Dataset
Linked data from verisimdb project
-
+
diff --git a/docs/.well-known/void.ttl b/docs/.well-known/void.ttl
index cab84f8..0c26a86 100644
--- a/docs/.well-known/void.ttl
+++ b/docs/.well-known/void.ttl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
dcterms:description "Linked data from verisimdb project" ;
dcterms:creator ;
dcterms:publisher ;
- dcterms:license ;
+ dcterms:license ;
dcterms:created "2026-01-31T16:49:57Z"^^xsd:dateTime ;
dcterms:modified "2026-01-31T16:49:57Z"^^xsd:dateTime ;
diff --git a/docs/business/business-case.adoc b/docs/business/business-case.adoc
index 21d0618..fefd2d5 100644
--- a/docs/business/business-case.adoc
+++ b/docs/business/business-case.adoc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ downstream systems consume stale or contradictory information.
This capability positions VeriSimDB at the intersection of three high-growth
markets: data quality tools ($2.3B by 2027), graph databases ($5.6B), and the
emerging multimodal database segment ($800M+). The open-core business model
-provides a free, full-featured community edition under the Palimpsest License
+provides a free, full-featured community edition under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)
(MPL-2.0), with revenue generated through commercial support licenses,
enterprise SLAs, and deployment consulting.
diff --git a/docs/business/marketing/one-pager.adoc b/docs/business/marketing/one-pager.adoc
index 5d2c9c4..d9626fa 100644
--- a/docs/business/marketing/one-pager.adoc
+++ b/docs/business/marketing/one-pager.adoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cross-modal consistency monitoring.
with optional dependent-type proofs (VQL-DT) for compile-time query verification
* *Federation* -- Bring drift detection to existing infrastructure by federating
across PostgreSQL, ArangoDB, Elasticsearch, Neo4j, and more
-* *Open source* -- Full-featured community edition under the Palimpsest License
+* *Open source* -- Full-featured community edition under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)
(MPL-2.0); no feature gating
=== Technical Differentiators
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ cross-modal consistency monitoring.
''''
_VeriSimDB is developed by Jonathan D.A. Jewell at hyperpolymath._
-_Licensed under MPL-2.0 (Palimpsest License)._
+_Licensed under MPL-2.0._
diff --git a/docs/business/pr/faq.adoc b/docs/business/pr/faq.adoc
index 39f017d..813d8f0 100644
--- a/docs/business/pr/faq.adoc
+++ b/docs/business/pr/faq.adoc
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ operate as a standalone database without any external connections.
=== Is VeriSimDB open source?
-Yes. VeriSimDB is released under the *Palimpsest License (MPL-2.0)*,
+Yes. VeriSimDB is released under the *Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)*,
a permissive open-source license. The community edition is full-featured with
no artificial restrictions -- all 8 modalities, drift detection,
self-normalisation, VQL, and federation are included.
diff --git a/docs/business/pr/press-release.adoc b/docs/business/pr/press-release.adoc
index 5b47cdb..c488705 100644
--- a/docs/business/pr/press-release.adoc
+++ b/docs/business/pr/press-release.adoc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ data migration.
=== Availability and Licensing
-VeriSimDB is available immediately as open source under the *Palimpsest License
+VeriSimDB is available immediately as open source under the *Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)
(MPL-2.0)*, a permissive open-source license. The community edition
is full-featured with no artificial restrictions. Commercial support licenses
with enterprise SLAs, priority security patches, and deployment consulting are
diff --git a/docs/papers/verisimdb-federated-consistency.adoc b/docs/papers/verisimdb-federated-consistency.adoc
index 2e78476..f1961a1 100644
--- a/docs/papers/verisimdb-federated-consistency.adoc
+++ b/docs/papers/verisimdb-federated-consistency.adoc
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ The 11 proof types cover a range of assurance levels from basic existence checki
Federation extends these guarantees across organisational boundaries, enabling multi-institutional data sharing with configurable drift policies that balance consistency against latency and autonomy.
-VeriSimDB is open source under the Palimpsest License (MPL-2.0), with the Rust core, Elixir orchestration layer, and VQL parser available at https://github.com/hyperpolymath/verisimdb.
+VeriSimDB is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0), with the Rust core, Elixir orchestration layer, and VQL parser available at https://github.com/hyperpolymath/verisimdb.
// ============================================================================
diff --git a/docs/releases/v0.1.0-alpha.md b/docs/releases/v0.1.0-alpha.md
index f87d75d..f029b84 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v0.1.0-alpha.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v0.1.0-alpha.md
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Run full benchmarks: `cd benches && cargo bench`
## 📄 License
-VeriSimDB is licensed under **MPL-2.0** (Palimpsest License).
+VeriSimDB is licensed under **MPL-2.0**.
Third-party components retain their original licenses (MIT, Apache, BSD, etc.).
diff --git a/docs/rsr-compliance.adoc b/docs/rsr-compliance.adoc
index 6072ffa..d664daa 100644
--- a/docs/rsr-compliance.adoc
+++ b/docs/rsr-compliance.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
= RSR Template Repository
-image:[Palimpsest-MPL-1.0,link="https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license"] image:[Palimpsest,link="https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license"]
+image:https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MPL--2.0-brightgreen[License: MPL-2.0,link="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/"]
:toc:
:sectnums:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ just validate-rsr
|Task runner with 50+ recipes
|`LICENSE.txt`
-|MPL-2.0 (Palimpsest License)
+|MPL-2.0
|`README.adoc`
|This file