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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Licenses"
+permalink: /license/
+---
+## Instructional Material
+
+All Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry instructional material is
+made available under the [Creative Commons Attribution
+license][cc-by-human]. The following is a human-readable summary of
+(and not a substitute for) the [full legal text of the CC BY 4.0
+license][cc-by-legal].
+
+You are free:
+
+* to **Share**---copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+* to **Adapt**---remix, transform, and build upon the material
+
+for any purpose, even commercially.
+
+The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the
+license terms.
+
+Under the following terms:
+
+* **Attribution**---You must give appropriate credit (mentioning that
+  your work is derived from work that is Copyright © Software
+  Carpentry and, where practical, linking to
+  http://software-carpentry.org/), provide a [link to the
+  license][cc-by-human], and indicate if changes were made. You may do
+  so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the
+  licensor endorses you or your use.
+
+**No additional restrictions**---You may not apply legal terms or
+technological measures that legally restrict others from doing
+anything the license permits.  With the understanding that:
+
+Notices:
+
+* You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the
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+  permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other
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+
+## Software
+
+Except where otherwise noted, the example programs and other software
+provided by Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry are made available under the
+[OSI][osi]-approved
+[MIT license][mit-license].
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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+
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+
+## Trademark
+
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+
+[cc-by-human]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+[cc-by-legal]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
+[mit-license]: http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html
+[numfocus]: http://numfocus.org/
+[osi]: http://opensource.org