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# Each license has YAML front matter describing the license's properties.
# The available fields are:
- name : title
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description : The license full name specified by https://spdx.org/licenses/
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required : true
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- name : spdx-id
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description : Short identifier specified by https://spdx.org/licenses/
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required : true
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- name : description
description : A human-readable description of the license
required : true
- name : how
description : Instructions on how to implement the license
required : true
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- name : conditions
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description : Bulleted list of required rules
required : true
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- name : permissions
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description : Bulleted list of permitted rules
required : true
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- name : limitations
description : Bulleted list of limited rules
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required : true
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- name : using
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description: 'A list of 3 notable projects using the license with straightforward LICENSE files which serve as examples newcomers can follow and that can be detected by [licensee](https://github.com/licensee/licensee) in the form of `project_name : license_file_url`'
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required : true
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# Optional fields
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- name : featured
description : Whether the license should be featured on the main page (defaults to false)
required : false
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- name : hidden
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description : Whether the license is neither [popular](https://opensource.org/licenses) nor fills out the [spectrum of licenses](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/) from strongly conditional to unconditional (defaults to true)
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required : false
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- name : nickname
description : Customary short name if applicable (e.g, GPLv3)
required : false
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- name : note
description : Additional information about the licenses
required : false
- name : redirect_from
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description : Relative path(s) to redirect to the license from, to prevent breaking old URLs
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required : false