Removed MIT as a supported license

pysojic · web-flow · commit ceaed5490037 · 2026-01-15T11:45:15.000-06:00
Pull request #212
diff --git a/beman_tidy/lib/checks/beman_standard/license.py b/beman_tidy/lib/checks/beman_standard/license.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 from beman_tidy.lib.utils.git import get_beman_recommendated_license_path
 from beman_tidy.lib.utils.string import (
     match_apache_license_v2_with_llvm_exceptions,
-    match_boost_software_license_v1_0,
-    match_the_mit_license,
+    match_boost_software_license_v1_0
 )
 
 # [license.*] checks category.
@@ -46,10 +45,6 @@ def check(self):
             )
             return True
 
-        if match_the_mit_license(content):
-            self.log("Valid MIT License found in LICENSE file.", log_level="info")
-            return True
-
         self.log(
             "Invalid license - cannot find approved license in LICENSE file. "
             "See https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_standard.md#licenseapproved for more information."
diff --git a/beman_tidy/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme.py b/beman_tidy/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 from ..system.registry import register_beman_standard_check
 from beman_tidy.lib.utils.string import (
     match_apache_license_v2_with_llvm_exceptions,
-    match_boost_software_license_v1_0,
-    match_the_mit_license,
+    match_boost_software_license_v1_0
 )
 
 
@@ -197,7 +196,6 @@ def check(self):
         if (
             not match_apache_license_v2_with_llvm_exceptions(license_text)
             and not match_boost_software_license_v1_0(license_text)
-            and not match_the_mit_license(license_text)
         ):
             self.log(
                 f"The file '{self.path}' does not contain the required license. "
diff --git a/beman_tidy/lib/utils/string.py b/beman_tidy/lib/utils/string.py
@@ -119,24 +119,6 @@ def match_boost_software_license_v1_0(content):
     return True
 
 
-def match_the_mit_license(content):
-    # beman/LICENSE contains the following text (multiple lines)
-    # - The MIT License
-    #
-    # We also check for variations.
-    #
-    license_regex = [
-        rf"The MIT License",  # noqa: F541
-        rf"MIT License",  # noqa: F541
-    ]
-    if not any(
-        re.search(regex, content, re.IGNORECASE) is not None for regex in license_regex
-    ):
-        return False
-
-    return True
-
-
 def skip_lines(lines, n):
     return lines[n:] if lines is not None else None
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/license/data/valid/valid-LICENSE-v3 b/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/license/data/valid/valid-LICENSE-v3
diff --git a/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/license/test_license.py b/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/license/test_license.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ def test__license_approved__valid(repo_info, beman_standard_check_config):
         # Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions
         Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v1"),
         # Boost Software License - Version 1.0
-        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v2"),
-        # The MIT License
-        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v3"),
+        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v2")
     ]
 
     run_check_for_each_path(
@@ -91,9 +89,7 @@ def test__license_apache_llvm__invalid(repo_info, beman_standard_check_config):
     """
     invalid_license_paths = [
         # Boost Software License 1.0 is license.approved compatible, but not compatible with license.apache_llvm.
-        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v2"),
-        # MIT License  is license.approved compatible, but not compatible with license.apache_llvm.
-        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v3"),
+        Path(f"{valid_prefix}/valid-LICENSE-v2")
     ]
 
     run_check_for_each_path(
diff --git a/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/data/valid/README-v3.md b/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/data/valid/README-v3.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ![Library Status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bemanproject/beman/refs/heads/main/images/badges/beman_badge-beman_library_production_ready_stable_api.svg) ![Continuous Integration Tests](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml/badge.svg) ![Lint Check (pre-commit)](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/pre-commit.yml/badge.svg) ![Standard Target](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/images/badges/cpp29.svg)
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line line-length -->
-beman.exemplar` is a minimal C++ library conforming to [The Beman Standard](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_standard.md). This can be used as a template for those intending to write Beman libraries. It may also find use as a minimal and modern  C++ project structure.
+`beman.exemplar` is a minimal C++ library conforming to [The Beman Standard](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_standard.md). This can be used as a template for those intending to write Beman libraries. It may also find use as a minimal and modern  C++ project structure.
 
 **Implements**: `std::identity` proposed in [Standard Library Concepts (P0898R3)](https://wg21.link/P0898R3).
 
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ beman.exemplar` is a minimal C++ library conforming to [The Beman Standard](http
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License.
-
-## Other
-
-This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the license is properly formatted - MIT License.
+This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
 
 ## Other
 
@@ -30,8 +26,8 @@ This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the badges are p
 
 This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the purpose is properly formatted.
 
-This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the implements is properly formatted.
+This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the implements is properly formatted - omits the paper's revision number.
 
 This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the library status is properly formatted.
 
-This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the license is properly formatted - MIT License.
+This is a valid README.md file that follows the Beman Standard: the license is properly formatted  - Apache License.
diff --git a/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/data/valid/README-v4.md b/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/data/valid/README-v4.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions blah blah, and for tooling, the docs are under the MIT License.
+This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions blah blah, and for tooling, the docs are under the Boost .
 
 ## Other
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/test_readme.py b/tests/lib/checks/beman_standard/readme/test_readme.py
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ def test__readme_license__valid(repo_info, beman_standard_check_config):
         Path(f"{valid_prefix}/README-v1.md"),
         # License: Boost Software License 1.0
         Path(f"{valid_prefix}/README-v2.md"),
-        # License: MIT License
+        # License: Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions
         Path(f"{valid_prefix}/README-v3.md"),
-        # License: Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions and MIT License
+        # License: Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions and Boost
         Path(f"{valid_prefix}/README-v4.md"),
     ]
 
