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This patch releases the license files as of version v1.0.0.

Signed-off-by: (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <[email protected]>
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abstract: |-
An "open or die" general public friendly with copyleft effect open-source
license for "(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho" (https://github.com/ChewKeanHo)
product licensing purposes. This version referenced from FSF's GPLv2 License
(https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) and
FSF's GPLv3 License (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) but was written
based on Open Source Initiative's Apache 2.0 License
product licensing purposes. This license is referenced from
FSF's GPLv2 License (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt)
and FSF's GPLv3 License (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) but was
written based on Open Source Initiative's Apache 2.0 License
(https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0) as its baseline to produce a more
reader friendly license file. Among the notable alteration are:
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(4) No inclusion of software lockdown prohibition (known as "tivoization")
clauses where the prohibition itself is perceived as an restrictive right
to use and there are valid use cases such as secure initialization/booting
using digital signatures; AND
using cryptographic digital signature verification; AND
(5) No inclusion of patent for GPLv2 compatibility but explictly stated that
the license overrules any patent, trade secret, or any secrecy's
terms and conditions when they are contributed into the Product which
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An `"open or die"` general public friendly with copyleft effect open-source
license for [(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho](https://github.com/ChewKeanHo) product
licensing purposes. This version referenced from
licensing purposes. This license is referenced from
[FSF's GPLv2 License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) and
[FSF's GPLv3 License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) but was written
based on
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4. No inclusion of software lockdown prohibition (known as "tivoization")
clauses where the prohibition itself is perceived as an restrictive right to
use and there are valid use cases such as secure initialization/booting
using digital signatures; AND
using cryptographic digital signature verification; AND
5. No inclusion of patent for GPLv2 compatibility but explictly stated that the
license overrules any patent, trade secret, or any secrecy's
terms and conditions when they are contributed into the Product which nullify
their exclusivities. The Contributor that does this knowingly or unknowingly
shall bear full responsibility including legal actions from the stakeholders.

> **WARNING**
>
> **When in doubts OR without absolute certainty, stay clear of this license. **
> **WARNING: When in doubts OR without absolute certainty, stay clear of this
> license.**


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Note that the clause within the curly brace `{...}` is optional and only retain
it (by removing the braces only) if the content is to be designated as an
externally available Interface so the copyleft effect is limited until here.

externally available Interface so the copyleft effect is limited until herein.
Otherwise, remove the entire clause.

```
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(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13825030
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13825030
{Under this License, the Content of this section is designated as a general
public friendly externally usable Interface where its copyleft effect shall
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