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@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ directory is a history of the argument rather than a description of today.
 [docs/privacy.md](docs/privacy.md) is the privacy position, including what it
 does not cover.
 
-There is no licence file. That is not a neutral state, since without one nobody
-has permission to reuse anything here, and it is the first entry of the open
-question that collects the decisions this plan does not take. Until it is
-answered, treat everything on this board as readable and not as reusable.
-
 ## License
 
 AGPL-3.0, copyright 2026 Nils Lehnen.