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title: The Unlicense
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tab-slug: unlicense
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family: Public Domain Dedication
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source: http://unlicense.org/UNLICENSE
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description: Because copyright is automatic in most countries, <a href="http://unlicense.org">the Unlicense</a> is a template to waive copyright interest in software you've written and dedicate it to the public domain. Use the Unlicense to opt out of copyright entirely. It also includes the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
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how: Create a text file (typically named UNLICENSE or UNLICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license disclaimer into the file.
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required:
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permitted:
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- private-use
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- commercial-use
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- modifications
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- distribution
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forbidden:
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- no-liability
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required: []
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hidden: false
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---
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This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
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Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
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distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
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binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
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means.
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In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
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of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
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software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
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of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
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successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
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relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
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software under copyright law.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
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OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
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ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
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