choosealicense.com/appendix.md

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For reference, here is a table of every license described in the [choosealicense.com repository](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com).

If you're here to choose a license, **[start from the home page](/)** to see a few licenses that will work for most cases.

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## Legend

<p>Open source licenses grant to the public <span class="license-permissions"><span class="license-sprite"></span></span> <b>permissions</b> to do things with licensed works which copyright or other "intellectual property" laws might otherwise disallow.</p>

<p>Most open source licenses' grants of permissions are subject to compliance with <span class="license-conditions"><span class="license-sprite"></span></span> <b>conditions</b>.</p>

<p>Most open source licenses also have <span class="license-limitations"><span class="license-sprite"></span></span> <b>limitations</b> that usually disclaim warranty and liability, and sometimes expressly exclude patents or trademarks from licenses' grants.</p>

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