docs: update license text

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@main-page['license] @main-page['license]
Racket software and documentation is distributed under the GNU Lesser Racket is distributed under the MIT license and the Apache version 2.0
General Public License (LGPL). This means license, at your option. However, the Racket runtime system includes
components distributed under other licenses. In short:
@itemize[ @itemize[
@item{You can link Racket software into @item{The traditional Racket runtime system includes code distributed
proprietary applications, provided you follow the specific under the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.}
rules stated in the LGPL.}
@item{You can modify Racket software. If you distribute a modified @item{The Racket on Chez Scheme runtime system embeds Chez Scheme, which
version, you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, is distributed under the Apache version 2.0 license.}
which in particular means that you must release the source code
for the modified software.}
] ]
See @filepath{LICENSE-LGPL.txt} in your Racket installation's @filepath{share} Except for Windows executables that are created with the ``embed DLLs''
directory for more information. option, the runtime system remains separate as a shared library or
additional executable, which means that it is dynamically linked and
can be replaced with a modified variant by users.
See @filepath{LICENSE-LGPL.txt} in your Racket installation's
@filepath{share} directory for the full text of the GNU Lesser General
Public License.
See @filepath{LICENSE-APACHE.txt} in your Racket installation's
@filepath{share} directory for the full text of the Apache version 2.0
license.
See @filepath{LICENSE-MIT.txt} in your Racket installation's
@filepath{share} directory for the full text of the MIT license.
Racket software includes or extends the following copyrighted material: Racket software includes or extends the following copyrighted material: