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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ OpenGeoSys 6
 ============
 
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@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ waste deposition. OGS is comprised of the THMC-simulator (simply referred to as
 
 ## License ##
 
-OpenGeoSys is distributed under a Modified BSD License which encourages users to
-attribute the work of the OpenGeoSys Community especially in scientific
-publications. See the [LICENSE.txt][license-source] for the license text.
+OpenGeoSys is distributed under the Modified BSD License. See the
+[LICENSE.txt][license-source] for the license text.
 
 [ogs]: http://www.opengeosys.org
 [documentation]: https://www.opengeosys.org/docs/