| HIDAPI can be used under one of three licenses. |
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| 1. The GNU General Public License, version 3.0, in LICENSE-gpl3.txt |
| 2. A BSD-Style License, in LICENSE-bsd.txt. |
| 3. The more liberal original HIDAPI license. LICENSE-orig.txt |
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| The license chosen is at the discretion of the user of HIDAPI. For example: |
| 1. An author of GPL software would likely use HIDAPI under the terms of the |
| GPL. |
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| 2. An author of commercial closed-source software would likely use HIDAPI |
| under the terms of the BSD-style license or the original HIDAPI license. |
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