Change xz module due to licensing concerns#41
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The original module `github.com/xi2/xz/` is in the Public Domain but does not explicitly specify a license. The module has not been updated since 2017. The fork at `github.com/therootcompany/xz` simply adds a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) license declaration for Public Domain use. However, this license has been disallowed by Fedora since 2022, as announced in the [Fedora Legal thread](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/RRYM3CLYJYW64VSQIXY6IF3TCDZGS6LM/#EO4JUQRG4GDLRHJHJBUZDR2RHMXNU5HT), and the restriction also applies to RHEL and related distributions. The module at `github.com/mikelolasagasti/xz` is a fork of `xi2/xz`, but declares the BSD Zero Clause License (0BSD) instead. This aligns with the licensing of the upstream source from which `xi2/xz` originally derives, which has moved from [Public Domain to 0BSD for recent updates](https://tukaani.org/xz/embedded.html#_licensing). Signed-off-by: Mikel Olasagasti Uranga <mikel@olasagasti.info>
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The original module
github.com/xi2/xz/is in the Public Domain but does not explicitly specify a license. The module has not been updated since 2017.The fork at
github.com/therootcompany/xzsimply adds a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) license declaration for Public Domain use. However, this license has been disallowed by Fedora since 2022, as announced in the Fedora Legal thread, and the restriction also applies to RHEL and related distributions.The module at
github.com/mikelolasagasti/xzis a fork ofxi2/xz, but declares the BSD Zero Clause License (0BSD) instead. This aligns with the licensing of the upstream source from whichxi2/xzoriginally derives, which has moved from Public Domain to 0BSD for recent updates.