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+> the nolicense
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+v1.0, fri 30 apr 2021
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+copyright (c) 2021 the crystalux team
+
+everyone is permitted to freely copy and distribute this license document, modification is permitted, as long as the name of the license is also changed
+
+the nolicense terms & conditions for copying, distribution and modification
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+- any redistributions in either source code or binary form must retain this copyright notice in its entirety
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+- any and all redistributions must credit the original author of the source code, and provide an easily accessible way to find the original author's source code, wherever it may be published
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+- any modified redistributions must be published under a different name to the original software, and unless explicitly permitted, the original authors name shall not be used to endorse any derivative works
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+this software is provided as-is. neither the copyright holders nor any contributors to the software are to be held liable for any damages caused by any of the software/source code attached. research software before you use it