.. _license:
.. index::
    !single: License
    !single: Copyright

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License and Copyright
=====================

| Copyright ©2023-2024 Tobias Erbsland https://erbsland.dev/ and EducateIT GmbH https://educateit.ch/
| According to the copyright terms specified in the file "COPYRIGHT.md".
| SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

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.

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.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

.. note::

    The copyright terms in the ``COPYRIGHT.md`` file do not affect the *GNU General Public License*. You can find this document in the root directory of the `source code repository <https://github.com/erbsland-dev/erbsland-former>`_. This file defines the terms for the copyright holders, ensuring that the project remains an open-source project.