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From: Dusk-92 <romain.thomas92@proton.me>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:10:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add licensing and provenance documentation

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+# LevelRange-Octo code provenance
+
+Audit date: 2026-08-31
+
+## Historical origin
+
+The current source retains the original LevelRange header:
+
+- Copyright (c) 2006 Philip Hughes (Bull3t)
+- explicit unlimited permission to use, reproduce and copy the work, subject to
+  the user accepting responsibility and liability for damage arising from use
+
+The historical changelog in `Readme.txt` preserves the development history.
+
+## GitHub fork chain
+
+GitHub repository metadata confirms:
+
+`Tenyar97/LevelRange-Turtle`
+→ `Spartelfant/LevelRange-Turtle`
+→ `Dusk-92/LevelRange-Octo`
+
+## Immediate upstream comparison
+
+Immediate upstream:
+
+- https://github.com/Spartelfant/LevelRange-Turtle
+
+At the time of this audit, the following current files are byte-identical at Git
+blob level to the immediate upstream:
+
+| File | Git blob SHA-1 |
+| --- | --- |
+| `LevelRange.xml` | `2d6bb8056f840b12c2df20f118f10d3c629f907b` |
+| `Locale/LevelRange-chZN.lua` | `4f0e1830ca91acd7fed546a01f60632391b43a8d` |
+| `Locale/LevelRange-deDE.lua` | `cfeb0c6b47b857fdae665bef05f69416bc92cf76` |
+| `Locale/LevelRange-esES.lua` | `c7a511d7c40858c429e519d179dd1b00f199ee87` |
+| `Locale/LevelRange-frFR.lua` | `5c199db97b284a4ae39e470d57002b3729ce3c33` |
+| `Locale/LevelRange-ptBR.lua` | `35f79d97d3b9d13c51505b122af9c25b4443ef7a` |
+
+The English locale, main Lua file, TOC, installation text and changelog contain
+later LevelRange-Octo changes and therefore are not represented as exact
+upstream matches.
+
+## Dusk-92 maintenance
+
+The changelog records Dusk-92 maintenance including:
+
+### 2.3.0
+
+- Moonwhisper Coast
+- Windhorn Canyon
+- Frostmane Hollow
+- Timbermaw Hold
+
+### 2.3.1
+
+- fixed the `/lr` options window
+- removed the practical requirement for the myAddOns addon
+
+Git history remains the authoritative record for the exact implementation
+changes.
+
+## FlightMap provenance
+
+The source has historically contained the credit:
+
+"Thanks to Dhask for allowing the use of his FlightMap."
+
+The current addon retains FlightMap-compatible tooltip positioning. This is
+documented as historical permission/compatibility provenance rather than a
+claim of ownership over FlightMap.
+
+## Licensing boundary
+
+The original source includes an explicit license grant, which is preserved
+verbatim in `LICENSES/LevelRange-Original-License.txt`.
+
+Later contributor rights are not erased by that historical notice. Attribution
+for later maintainers remains preserved in the README, TOC and changelog.