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2*4882a593Smuzhiyun  Academic Free License
3*4882a593Smuzhiyun  Version 1.2
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90*4882a593SmuzhiyunEND OF LICENSE. The following is intended to describe the essential
91*4882a593Smuzhiyundifferences between the Academic Free License (AFL) version 1.0 and other
92*4882a593Smuzhiyunopen source licenses:
93*4882a593Smuzhiyun
94*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe Academic Free License is similar to the BSD, MIT, UoI/NCSA and Apache
95*4882a593Smuzhiyunlicenses in many respects but it is intended to solve a few problems with
96*4882a593Smuzhiyunthose licenses.
97*4882a593Smuzhiyun
98*4882a593Smuzhiyun* The AFL is written so as to make it clear what software is being
99*4882a593Smuzhiyunlicensed (by the inclusion of a statement following the copyright notice
100*4882a593Smuzhiyunin the software). This way, the license functions better than a template
101*4882a593Smuzhiyunlicense. The BSD, MIT and UoI/NCSA licenses apply to unidentified software.
102*4882a593Smuzhiyun
103*4882a593Smuzhiyun* The AFL contains a complete copyright grant to the software. The BSD
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105*4882a593Smuzhiyun
106*4882a593Smuzhiyun* The AFL contains a complete patent grant to the software. The BSD, MIT,
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