From 6b79913275d2d4b2af6ab0a3309ac4eafd287f56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 16:58:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] kinT is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 --- LICENSE | 193 ++------------------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 189 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index d74cb6e..0919be4 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,189 +1,4 @@ -CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2 - -Preamble - -Through this CERN Open Hardware Licence ("CERN OHL") version 1.2, CERN -wishes to provide a tool to foster collaboration and sharing among -hardware designers. The CERN OHL is copyright CERN. Anyone is welcome -to use the CERN OHL, in unmodified form only, for the distribution of -their own Open Hardware designs. Any other right is reserved. 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