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+# LevelRange-Octo third-party notices
+
+Audit date: 2026-08-31
+
+This file records known upstream sources, historical licensing, compatibility
+references and contributor provenance for LevelRange-Octo.
+
+Existing source comments, Git history, changelogs and credits remain part of
+the provenance trail.
+
+## Original LevelRange
+
+The source identifies the original author as:
+
+- Philip Hughes (Bull3t)
+- Copyright (c) 2006 Philip Hughes
+
+The original source contains the following explicit license grant:
+
+> An unlimited license to use, reproduce and copy this work is granted, on
+> the condition that the licensee accepts all responsibility and liability
+> for any damage that may arise from the use of this AddOn.
+
+A preserved copy of this historical notice is stored in:
+
+- `LICENSES/LevelRange-Original-License.txt`
+
+The repository root `LICENSE` explains the scope of that historical grant and
+the treatment of later contributions.
+
+## Turtle WoW fork chain
+
+The current GitHub ancestry is:
+
+1. `Tenyar97/LevelRange-Turtle`
+   - https://github.com/Tenyar97/LevelRange-Turtle
+2. `Spartelfant/LevelRange-Turtle`
+   - https://github.com/Spartelfant/LevelRange-Turtle
+3. `Dusk-92/LevelRange-Octo`
+   - https://github.com/Dusk-92/LevelRange-Octo
+
+GitHub repository metadata confirms this fork relationship.
+
+Historical credits and changelog entries also identify additional development
+by rado-boy, blehz, rafacc87 and Diginfotek.
+
+## FlightMap compatibility
+
+The original LevelRange source contains the credit:
+
+- "Thanks to Dhask for allowing the use of his FlightMap."
+
+LevelRange includes compatibility behavior for FlightMap tooltip positioning.
+
+This notice preserves that historical permission/credit. FlightMap itself is
+not bundled as a dependency by LevelRange-Octo, and compatibility does not
+imply current affiliation or endorsement.
+
+## Turtle WoW and OctoWoW content
+
+LevelRange-Turtle introduced and maintained zone, dungeon and raid information
+for Turtle WoW-compatible environments.
+
+LevelRange-Octo adds and updates content for OctoWoW, including additional
+zones, dungeons and raids.
+
+Names, compatibility references and gameplay information are used to identify
+supported game/server content. Their use does not imply affiliation,
+endorsement, partnership or ownership.
+
+## No bundled binary or media assets
+
+At the time of this audit, LevelRange-Octo contains Lua/XML/text data only.
+There are no bundled BLP, TGA, audio, executable or DLL assets requiring a
+separate binary/media provenance manifest.
+
+## Project identity and trademarks
+
+Canonical maintained fork:
+
+- https://github.com/Dusk-92/LevelRange-Octo
+
+World of Warcraft, Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment and associated names,
+marks, artwork and game assets remain the property of their respective rights
+holders.
+
+See `PROJECT_IDENTITY.md`.
+
+## Preservation rule
+
+Do not remove historical author credits, the original license grant, FlightMap
+credit, changelog attribution or fork provenance merely because the addon is
+later modified.
+
+When inherited material is replaced or substantially rewritten, update the
+provenance record rather than erasing the historical chain.