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University of Illinois - NCSA Open Source License (NCSA)

A succinct license that allows for much freedom in distribution of software. All you have to do is include the license, as stated in the full text.

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University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License Copyright (c) All rights reserved.

Developed by: Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal with the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the names of , nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without specific prior written permission. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.

Can
Commercial Use

Describes the ability to use the software for commercial purposes.

Modify

Describes the ability to modify the software and create derivatives.

Distribute

Describes the ability to distribute original or modified (derivative) works.

Cannot
Use Trademark

Describes the allowance of using contributors' names, trademarks or logos.

Hold Liable

Describes the warranty and if the software/license owner can be charged for damages.

Must
Include License

Including the full text of license in modified software.

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