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{% include license-overview.html license-id="agpl-3.0" %} {% include license-overview.html license-id="gpl-3.0" %} @@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ title: Licenses {% include license-overview.html license-id="bsl-1.0" %} {% include license-overview.html license-id="unlicense" %} -The above licenses represent the entire spectrum of open source licenses, from highly protective to unconditional. One of these should work for most new open source projects. Many other open source licenses exist, including older versions of and close substitutes for some of the above. See the resources listed on our about page if you'd like to read more. +The above licenses represent the entire spectrum of open source licenses, from highly protective to unconditional. One of these should work for most new open source projects. Many other open source licenses exist, including older versions of and close substitutes for some of the above. See the resources listed on our about page if you’d like to read more. diff --git a/non-software.md b/non-software.md index 757141c..8335012 100644 --- a/non-software.md +++ b/non-software.md @@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ Any open source software license or open license for media (see [above](#data-me The [SIL Open Font License 1.1](/licenses/ofl-1.1/) keeps fonts open, allowing them to be freely used in other works. -### Mixed Projects +### Mixed projects If your project contains a mix of software and other material, you can include multiple licenses, as long as you are explicit about which license applies to each part of the project. See [the license notice for this site](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com#license) as an example. diff --git a/terms-of-service.md b/terms-of-service.md index 23074e2..4bafd9a 100644 --- a/terms-of-service.md +++ b/terms-of-service.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The next few sections of these Terms go into greater detail on these disclaimers ### 4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES -TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GITHUB OFFERS THE SITE ON AN AS-IS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE WEBSITES OR SERVICES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. GITHUB DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT GITHUB'S SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GITHUB DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE OR THE RESULT OF USE OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. +TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GITHUB OFFERS THE SITE ON AN AS-IS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE WEBSITES OR SERVICES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. GITHUB DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT GITHUB'S SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GITHUB DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE OR THE RESULT OF USE OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. ### 5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY