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+## License
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+This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT open source license. Please refer to the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for the full terms.
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 ## Special thanks
 
 See the repository's [list of contributors](https://github.com/github/github-well-architected/graphs/contributors), as well as authors in Issues and Discussions, to see who all have contributed to the success of this project.