diff --git a/hermit/tools/init.asm b/hermit/tools/init.asm
index f303c0c49..26fb0408c 100644
--- a/hermit/tools/init.asm
+++ b/hermit/tools/init.asm
@@ -1,27 +1,14 @@
 ; Copyright 2010-2015 Stefan Lankes, RWTH Aachen University
 ; All rights reserved.
 ;
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-; modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-;    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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-;    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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-;      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-;    * Neither the name of the University 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 licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+; License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+; may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
 ;
-; 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
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-; (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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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.
+; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+; GNU General Public License for more details.
 ;
 ; This is the kernel's entry point for the application processors.
 ; We switch to the protected mode and jump to HermitCore's kernel.