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Suggestion to adjust license wording for consistency with standard BSD-style phrasing #385

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@wjjahah

Hello NVIDIA team,

I was reviewing the LICENSE file for nccl-tests and noticed a slight deviation in the wording regarding endorsement:

The current wording in LICENSE.txt is:

Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION, nor the names of their contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

Reference:
https://github.com/NVIDIA/nccl-tests/blob/master/LICENSE.txt#L12-L14

Standard BSD-style wording:
Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

The current phrasing explicitly mentions “NVIDIA CORPORATION,” whereas the standard formulation refers to “the copyright holder.” Using the standard wording could help align the license with common BSD-style licenses and avoid potential ambiguity in interpretation.

Thank you for considering this suggestion.

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