diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -16,41 +16,15 @@ if the need should arise.
 
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-The subdirectory `boehm_gc' contains a slightly modified copy of version
-7.4.2 of the conservative garbage collector distributed by Hans Boehm:
+The subdirectory `boehm_gc' contains a slightly modified copy of the
+Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector. See boehm_gc/README.md for
+copyright information.
 
-    Copyright (c) 1988, 1989 Hans-J. Boehm, Alan J. Demers
-    Copyright (c) 1991-1996 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
-    Copyright (c) 1996-1999 by Silicon Graphics. All rights reserved.
-    Copyright (c) 1999-2011 by Hewlett-Packard Development Company.
-
-    The file boehm_gc/linux_threads.c is also
-
-        Copyright (c) 1998 by Fergus Henderson. All rights reserved.
-
-    The files boehm_gc/Makefile.am, and boehm_gc/configure.in are
-
-        Copyright (c) 2001 by Red Hat Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-	THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED
-	OR IMPLIED.  ANY USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
-
-	Permission is hereby granted to use or copy this program
-	for any purpose,  provided the above notices are retained on all copies.
-	Permission to modify the code and to distribute modified code is granted,
-	provided the above notices are retained, and a notice that the code was
-	modified is included with the above copyright notice.
-
-	A few files have other copyright holders. A few of the files needed
-	to use the GNU-style build procedure come with a modified GPL license
-	that appears not to significantly restrict use of the collector, though
-	use of those files for a purpose other than building the collector may
-	require the resulting code to be covered by the GPL.
-
-    The atomic_ops library (libatomic_ops) contains some code that
-    is covered by the GNU General Public License, but is not needed by, nor
-    linked into the collector library or Mercury. It is included here only
-    because the libatomic_ops distribution is included in its entirety.
+The atomic_ops library (libatomic_ops) contains some code that
+is covered by the GNU General Public License, but is not needed by, nor
+linked into the collector library or Mercury. It is included here only
+because it is simpler to include the libatomic_ops distribution in its
+entirety.
 
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