Add SPDX-License-Identifier to C# file headers#1886
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[WIP] Improve license display for better compliance
Add SPDX-License-Identifier to C# file headers
Mar 1, 2026
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License compliance tools (e.g., FOSSology) cannot resolve URL-based license references in file headers, making automated license scanning unreliable. Replacing with standard SPDX identifiers enables tooling to identify the license without network access or URL resolution.
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// <license>https://...LICENSE.md</license>with// SPDX-License-Identifier: MITacross 148 C# source files.NET Foundation-originated files unchanged (already carry proper MIT attribution)Before:
// <license>https://github.com/RicoSuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</license>After:
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MITOriginal prompt
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