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Licence recap clarification
Fix arduino#2703
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LICENSE

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This file summarize licensing information for parts of arduino. Anyway,
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this is just a recap and doesn't replace the licensing for each part
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of Arduino, please **always check directly the source code for the
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correct and updated license information**.
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- The Arduino IDE is a Java app that is contained in the folders `app`
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and `arduino-core`. This app is a fork of Processing and is released
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under the GPL-2+ license.
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- The Arduino Core for AVR microcontrollers is an embedded-C framework,
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the source code is in the `hardware/arduino/avr` folder and is released
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under the LGPL license. Please note that some parts or contributions may
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be released under a different license, please check each single file for
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the correct license information.
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- The Arduino Libraries are embedded-C libraries to be used in
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microcontrollers, the source code is in the `libraries` folder.
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Please refer to the source code of each library for the correct license.
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- The Arduino Examples, contained in the `build/shared/examples` folder
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are released as Public Domain.
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this file includes licensing information for parts of arduino.
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first, the gnu general public license, which covers the main body
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of the processing/arduino code (in general, all the stuff inside the 'app'
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and 'core' subfolders).
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next, the gnu lesser general public license that covers the arduino core
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and libraries.
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GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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Version 2, June 1991

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