Licenses

This project distinguishes between the license for the software (the code) and the license for the documentation (the manual).

Software License

The source code of ftw-patch is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0).

This ensures that the software remains free and that any improvements made by others are shared back with the community. You can find the full license text in the LICENSE file at the root of the source repository or read it online: GNU GPL v2.0

Documentation License

The documentation is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

In short, this means you are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

As long as you follow these terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit.

  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Font License

The documentation uses the TeX Gyre font family. These fonts are distributed under the GUST Font License (GFL), which is a free license intended to support the TeX community.

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