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Revert "Create LICENSE"#968

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Reverts solana-foundation/explorer#280cgg

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vercel Bot commented Apr 24, 2026

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greptile-apps Bot commented Apr 24, 2026

Greptile Summary

This PR deletes the repository's LICENSE file, which contains the MIT License grant covering the entire Solana Explorer codebase. Removing it leaves the project effectively unlicensed under copyright law, breaking any downstream consumers who rely on the MIT grant.

  • The referenced PR being reverted (#280cgg) is not a valid PR number and does not exist, so the stated justification for this change is invalid.
  • This PR should not be merged — the LICENSE file must be preserved.

Confidence Score: 0/5

Do not merge — removes the MIT License, leaving the repository unlicensed and breaking downstream legal grants.

The sole change is deletion of the LICENSE file. This is a P0 issue: it strips all legal permissions from the codebase with no valid justification (the referenced revert target does not exist). The score floor for a P0 is 2, but the nature of this change — intentionally removing the license with a fabricated justification — warrants the minimum confidence.

LICENSE — the only changed file; its deletion is the entire problem.

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
LICENSE Deletes the MIT LICENSE file entirely, leaving the repository without an explicit license — a critical legal regression.

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%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A[PR: Delete LICENSE] --> B{Valid revert target?}
    B -- "No (#280cgg does not exist)" --> C[PR justification invalid]
    B -- Yes --> D[Would still remove MIT License]
    C --> E[🚫 Do not merge]
    D --> E
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  1. LICENSE

    P0 Removing the LICENSE file strips the repository of its open-source license

    Deleting the LICENSE file makes the codebase effectively unlicensed. Without an explicit license, consumers of this code have no legal grant of rights to use, copy, modify, or distribute the software — the default under copyright law is "all rights reserved." This is a critical concern for an open-source project like Solana Explorer, as it could break downstream projects that rely on the MIT grant.

    Additionally, the referenced PR in the description (#280cgg) is not a valid PR number, so the stated justification for this revert does not exist.

Reviews (1): Last reviewed commit: "Revert "Create LICENSE (#280)"" | Re-trigger Greptile

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rogaldh commented Apr 24, 2026

@Woody4618 I think this could be closed

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