diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+# This is the official list of Vanadium authors for copyright purposes.
+# This file is distinct from the CONTRIBUTORS files.
+# See the latter for an explanation.
+
+# Names should be added to this file as:
+#   Name or Organization <email address>
+# The email address is not required for organizations.
+
+# Please keep the list sorted.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+# Contributing to Vanadium
+
+Vanadium is an open source project.
+
+It is the work of many contributors. We appreciate your help!
+
+## Filing issues
+
+We use a single GitHub repository for [tracking all
+issues](https://github.com/vanadium/issues/issues) across all Vanadium
+repositories.
+
+## Contributing code
+
+Please read the [contribution
+guidelines](https://vanadium.github.io/community/contributing.html) before
+sending patches.
+
+**We do not accept GitHub pull requests.** (We use
+[Gerrit](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) instead for code reviews.)
+
+Unless otherwise noted, the Vanadium source files are distributed under the
+BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
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+# People who have agreed to one of the CLAs and can contribute patches.
+# The AUTHORS file lists the copyright holders; this file
+# lists people.  For example, Google employees are listed here
+# but not in AUTHORS, because Google holds the copyright.
+#
+# https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual
+# https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/corporate
+#
+# Names should be added to this file as:
+#     Name <email address>
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2015 The Vanadium Authors. All rights reserved.
+
+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 Google Inc. 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
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+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,
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+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS
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+Additional IP Rights Grant (Patents)
+
+"This implementation" means the copyrightable works distributed by
+Google as part of the Vanadium project.
+
+Google hereby grants to You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive,
+no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section)
+patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import,
+transfer and otherwise run, modify and propagate the contents of this
+implementation of Vanadium, where such license applies only to those patent
+claims, both currently owned or controlled by Google and acquired in
+the future, licensable by Google that are necessarily infringed by this
+implementation of Vanadium. This grant does not include claims that would be
+infringed only as a consequence of further modification of this
+implementation. If you or your agent or exclusive licensee institute or
+order or agree to the institution of patent litigation against any
+entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging
+that this implementation of Vanadium or any code incorporated within this
+implementation of Vanadium constitutes direct or contributory patent
+infringement, or inducement of patent infringement, then any patent
+rights granted to you under this License for this implementation of Vanadium
+shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+v23-0.1