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@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Licenses sit in the `/licenses` folder as markdown (`.md`) files. Each license h
* `note` - The note field in the sidebar (optional)
* `how` - How to use the license, also in the sidebar
* `required`, `permitted`, `forbidden` - bulleted list of rules applicable to the license (see below)
* `filename` - The filename to be created on GitHub.com when a repository is initialized with this license.
The licenses on choosealicense.com are regularly imported to GitHub.com to be used as the list of licenses available when creating a repository. When we create a repository, we will replace certain strings in the license with variables from the repository. These can be used to create accurate copyright notices. The available variables are:
* `[fullname]` - The full name or username of the repository owner
* `[login]` - The repository owner's username
* `[email]` - The repository owner's primary email address
* `[project]` - The repository name
* `[description]` - The description of the repository
* `[year]` - The current year
# Rules