diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md index 1cb6c1e9..11c98f7b 100644 --- a/LICENSE.md +++ b/LICENSE.md @@ -1,54 +1,95 @@ Serial Studio License -===================== +===================== This software is dual-licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3) for open-source users and a Commercial License for business and professional -users. See below for details. +users. See below for details. -GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3) -===================================== +GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3) +===================================== This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later -version. +version. -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or -FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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