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Under 8.0 I added ./nbproject/project.properties:project.license=gpl20 to my RCP app (module suite project) so that all modules in the suite would create files using the gpl20 license. NOTE: I had to manually add this to the project.properties file since there is no way to do this through the UI. Under 8.1 when I create a file the specified license is not used, instead I get the ... To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties... header. Product Version: NetBeans IDE 8.1 Beta (Build 201508041349) Java: 1.8.0_40; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.40-b25 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_40-b26 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
works in dev builds, please can you verify it in a dev build? It should be fixed as part of bug 253836 and related bug 253968.