diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/BSDL
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rename from LICENSE.txt
rename to BSDL
index a009cae..66d9359 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/BSDL
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 are met:
 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48e5a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@netlab.jp>.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the
+2-clause BSDL (see the file BSDL), or the conditions below:
+
+1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the
+   software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the
+   original copyright notices and associated disclaimers.
+
+2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that
+   you do at least ONE of the following:
+
+   a. place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise
+      make them Freely Available, such as by posting said
+      modifications to Usenet or an equivalent medium, or by allowing
+      the author to include your modifications in the software.
+
+   b. use the modified software only within your corporation or
+      organization.
+
+   c. give non-standard binaries non-standard names, with
+      instructions on where to get the original software distribution.
+
+   d. make other distribution arrangements with the author.
+
+3. You may distribute the software in object code or binary form,
+   provided that you do at least ONE of the following:
+
+   a. distribute the binaries and library files of the software,
+      together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent)
+      on where to get the original distribution.
+
+   b. accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of
+      the software.
+
+   c. give non-standard binaries non-standard names, with
+      instructions on where to get the original software distribution.
+
+   d. make other distribution arrangements with the author.
+
+4. You may modify and include the part of the software into any other
+   software (possibly commercial).  But some files in the distribution
+   are not written by the author, so that they are not under these terms.
+
+   For the list of those files and their copying conditions, see the
+   file LEGAL.
+
+5. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as
+   output from the software do not automatically fall under the
+   copyright of the software, but belong to whomever generated them,
+   and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this
+   software.
+
+6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
+   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+   PURPOSE.