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     1= Rasdaman License
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     3Rasdaman is licensed under an adapted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpl GPL] [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txtversion 3] or higher license model.
     4In practice, this means that you can incorporate rasdaman in any project if you release the changes and additions under GPL conditions again (for lawyers: but the legal text prevails over this interpretation).
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     6We chose this model because
     7   * Life is a give and take, and we believe that open-source is about sharing by all who benefit
     8   * A [http://www.rasdaman.com commercially supported, non-GPL-restricted variant of rasdaman] is available
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     10{{{
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