Normalize licensing to MPL-2.0 (code) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (docs) (#163)

## Licensing normalization — MPL-2.0 (code) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (docs)

Part of the owner-directed family-wide normalization, matching the
merged **iseriser** reference (#68) and the **wokelangiser** policy (now
`standards/docs/LICENSING-POLICY.adoc`).

**Note:** verisimiser was the one repo previously declared
`PMPL-1.0-or-later` throughout (META/stapeln/SPDX directives), though
its `LICENSE` body was already MPL-2.0 text. This brings the
declarations in line with the actual licence and estate policy.

- `SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0` on `LICENSE`; `Cargo.toml` `license
= "MPL-2.0"`.
- `dep5` docs carve-out → CC-BY-SA-4.0; both texts in `LICENSES/`; root
LICENSE MPL-2.0 for GitHub's chip.
- Removed all PMPL/Palimpsest self-claims; preserved cargo-deny AGPL
deny-list, anti-AGPL policy, and CoC.

**Verified:** `check-licence-consistency.sh` passes; zero residual
self-claims.

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Co-authored-by: Jonathan D.A. Jewell <paraordinate@yahoo.co.uk>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: 3 people

.claude/CLAUDE.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cargo test
 ## Key Design Decisions
 
 - Follows hyperpolymath ABI-FFI standard (Idris2 ABI, Zig FFI)
-- PMPL-1.0-or-later license
+- MPL-2.0 license (code) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (docs); full texts in LICENSES/
 - RSR (Rhodium Standard Repository) template
 - Author: Jonathan D.A. Jewell <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
 

.github/GOVERNANCE.md

@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ with the community before adoption, even though the BDFL retains final authority
 
 ---
 
-<sub>Copyright (c) 2026 hyperpolymath. Licensed under PMPL-1.0-or-later.</sub>
+<sub>Copyright (c) 2026 hyperpolymath. Licensed under MPL-2.0.</sub>

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 ## License
 
-- SPDX: `PMPL-1.0-or-later` on all new files.
+- SPDX: `MPL-2.0` on all new files.
 - Never use AGPL-3.0.
 - Copyright: `Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>`
 

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 - [ ] Documentation updated for user-facing changes
 - [ ] `TOPOLOGY.md` updated (if architecture changed)
 - [ ] `CHANGELOG` or release notes updated
-- [ ] New dependencies reviewed for license compatibility (PMPL-1.0-or-later / MPL-2.0)
+- [ ] New dependencies reviewed for license compatibility (MPL-2.0 / MPL-2.0)
 - [ ] ABI/FFI changes validated (`src/interface/abi/` and `src/interface/ffi/` consistent)
 
 ## Testing

.github/workflows/rhodibot.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Reads root-hygiene rules and auto-fixes what it can:
 #   - Delete banned files (AI.djot, duplicate CONTRIBUTING.adoc, stale snapshots)
 #   - Rename misnamed files (AI.a2ml → 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml)
-#   - Fix SPDX headers (AGPL → PMPL in dotfiles)
+#   - Fix SPDX headers (AGPL → MPL-2.0 in dotfiles)
 #   - Create missing required files (SECURITY.md, CONTRIBUTING.md)
 #   - Report unfixable issues as PR comments
 #
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
           # --- 4. Fix SPDX headers in dotfiles ---
           for dotfile in .gitignore .gitattributes .editorconfig; do
             if [ -f "$dotfile" ] && grep -q "AGPL-3.0" "$dotfile" 2>/dev/null; then
-              sed -i 's/AGPL-3.0-or-later/PMPL-1.0-or-later/g; s/AGPL-3.0/PMPL-1.0-or-later/g' "$dotfile"
-              FIXES="$FIXES\n- Fixed SPDX header in \`$dotfile\` (AGPL → PMPL)"
+              sed -i 's/AGPL-3.0-or-later/MPL-2.0/g; s/AGPL-3.0/MPL-2.0/g' "$dotfile"
+              FIXES="$FIXES\n- Fixed SPDX header in \`$dotfile\` (AGPL → MPL-2.0)"
               CHANGED=true
             fi
           done

.machine_readable/6a2/AGENTIC.a2ml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ can-create-files = true
 # - Never commit secrets or credentials
 # - Never use banned languages (TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.)
 # - Never place state files in repository root (must be in .machine_readable/)
-# - Never use AGPL license (use PMPL-1.0-or-later)
+# - Never use AGPL license (use MPL-2.0)
 # - Never generate code that writes to the target database from Tier 1
 # - Never break provenance hash chain ordering (append-only)
 # - Never bypass sidecar isolation guarantees

.machine_readable/6a2/META.a2ml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 last-updated = "2026-03-20"
 
 [project-info]
-license = "PMPL-1.0-or-later"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
 author = "Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath)"
 
 [architecture-decisions]

.machine_readable/ai/PLACEHOLDERS.adoc

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sed -i "s/{{CURRENT_DATE}}/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)/g" $(grep -rl '{{CURRENT_DATE}}' .)
 
 | Placeholder | Description | Example | Files |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `{{LICENSE}}` | License name | `PMPL-1.0-or-later` | ABI-FFI-README.md |
+| `{{LICENSE}}` | License name | `MPL-2.0` | ABI-FFI-README.md |
 | `{{PROJECT_PURPOSE}}` | One-line project description | `FFI bridges between languages` | STATE.a2ml |
 
 ### AI Manifest

.machine_readable/compliance/reuse/dep5

@@ -52,3 +52,10 @@ License: PMPL-1.0-or-later
 Files: cliff.toml
 Copyright: {{CURRENT_YEAR}} {{AUTHOR}} ({{OWNER}}) <{{AUTHOR_EMAIL}}>
 License: PMPL-1.0-or-later
+
+# Documentation prose is CC-BY-SA-4.0 (code/config is MPL-2.0).
+# Last-match-wins in the Debian copyright format, so this overrides the
+# `Files: *` default above for prose docs.
+Files: *.adoc *.md docs/* docs/**/*
+Copyright: {{CURRENT_YEAR}} {{AUTHOR}} ({{OWNER}}) <{{AUTHOR_EMAIL}}>
+License: CC-BY-SA-4.0

.machine_readable/compliance/rust/deny.toml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ unlicensed = "deny"
 confidence-threshold = 0.8
 
 allow = [
-    "PMPL-1.0-or-later",
+    "MPL-2.0",
     "MPL-2.0",
     "MIT",
     "Apache-2.0",