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# License
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VNOX and LNEx are licensed under the **GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0)**.
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Copyright (C) 2026 VNOX Contributors
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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```
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Full license text: `LICENSE` in the repository root.
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---
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## What this means
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You can:
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- use VNOX for any purpose
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- study and modify the source code
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- distribute copies of VNOX
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- distribute modified versions — but they must also be GPL-3.0
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You cannot:
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- distribute VNOX or derivatives under a proprietary license
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- remove copyright notices
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## Protocol specification
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The LNEx protocol specification (`docs/02-protocol/`) is additionally
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licensed under **CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain)**.
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This means anyone can implement the LNEx protocol in any language,
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under any license, without restriction. Third-party clients and servers
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are explicitly encouraged.
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## Plugins
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Plugins you write for VNOX are your own code. The GPL does not automatically
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apply to plugin code — plugins communicate with VNOX via WebSocket RPC,
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which is considered a separate program. You may license your plugins however
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you choose.
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