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Sylvestre Ledru f9328d2021 Bug 1613526 - Create a code quality documentation and move the appropriate docs r=ahal
This for a few reasons:
* The summary becomes the landing page for code quality:
  https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/tools/static-analysis/summary.html
* I don't think we need a full code quality category
* Closer to the source-code-doc
* All the files at the same place

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D61767

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extra : moz-landing-system : lando
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License
=======
This linter verifies if a file has a known license header.
By default, Firefox uses MPL-2 license with the `appropriate headers <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/headers/>`_.
In some cases (thirdpardy code), a file might have a different header file.
If this is the case, one of the significant line of the header should be listed in the list `of valid licenses
<https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/tools/lint/license/valid-licenses.txt>`_.
Run Locally
-----------
This mozlint linter can be run using mach:
.. parsed-literal::
$ mach lint --linter license <file paths>
Configuration
-------------
This linter is enabled on most of the whole code base.
Autofix
-------
This linter provides a ``--fix`` option. The python script is doing the change itself
and will use the right header MPL-2 header depending on the language.
It will add the license at the right place in case the file is a script (ie starting with ``!#``
or a XML file ``<?xml>``).
Sources
-------
* `Configuration (YAML) <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/tools/lint/license.yml>`_
* `Source <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/tools/lint/license/__init__.py>`_