diff --git a/release-license.txt b/release-license.txt
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+This license information is now available at:
+
+http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt
diff --git a/repository-license.txt b/repository-license.txt
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+This license information is now available at:
+
+http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt