HSEARCH-4971 Clarify versions 7.1 and older are LGPL

hibernate · Mar 25, 2024 · dae0b80 · dae0b80
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@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ or, if another license is specified as governing the file or directory being mod
 The Apache-2.0 license text is included verbatim in the [`LICENSE.txt`](LICENSE.txt) file
 in the root directory of the repository.
 
+Note that Hibernate Search 7.1 and older are distributed under
+[a different license](https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-search/tree/7.1#license).
+To allow backports, the Hibernate team may ask contributors to dual-license their contribution.
+
 All contributions are subject to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/).
 The DCO text is also included verbatim in the [dco.txt](dco.txt) file in the root directory of the repository.
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ the [Apache License version 2.0 (Apache-2.0)](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LI
 The Apache-2.0 license text is included verbatim in the [`LICENSE.txt`](LICENSE.txt) file
 in the root directory of the repository.
 
+Note that Hibernate Search 7.1 and older are distributed under a different license;
+for more information, check the licensing information provided alongside published binaries,
+or the [corresponding branch in the source repository](https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-search/tree/7.1#license).
+
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