Merge pull request #958 from scala/apache2-license

License updated to Apache v2

Author: lrytz

license.md

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-Scala is licensed under the [BSD 3-Clause License](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause).
+Copyright (c) 2002-<span class="current-year">&nbsp;</span> [EPFL](https://lamp.epfl.ch/)<br>
+Copyright (c) 2011-<span class="current-year">&nbsp;</span> [Lightbend, Inc](https://www.lightbend.com/).
 
-## Scala License
+Scala is licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0]](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) (the "License").
 
-Copyright (c) 2002-<span class="current-year">&nbsp;</span> EPFL<br>
-Copyright (c) 2011-<span class="current-year">&nbsp;</span> Lightbend, Inc.
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
 
-All rights reserved.
+Scala includes software with other licenses. See the NOTICE file distributed 
+with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
-  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-* 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.
-* Neither the name of the EPFL nor the names of its contributors
-  may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
-  without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
-CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
-NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+NOTE: Versions of Scala distributed prior to October 2018 were licensed under the [BSD 3-Clause License](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause). The license change was [announced in May 2018](https://www.scala-lang.org/news/license-change.html).