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+Minecraft Forge Public Licence
+==============================
+
+Version 1.0
+
+0. Definitions
+--------------
+
+Minecraft: Denotes a copy of the Minecraft game licensed by Mojang AB
+
+User: Anybody that interract with the software in one of the following ways:
+   - play
+   - decompile
+   - recompile or compile
+   - modify
+
+Minecraft Forge: The Minecraft Forge code, in source form, class file form, as
+obtained in a standalone fashion or as part of a wider distribution.
+
+Dependency: Code required to have Minecraft Forge working properly. That can
+include dependencies required to compile the code as well as modifications in 
+the Minecraft sources that are required to have Minecraft Forge working.
+
+1. Scope
+--------
+
+The present license is granted to any user of Minecraft Forge. As a 
+prerequisite, a user of Minecraft Forge must own a legally aquired copy of
+Minecraft
+
+2. Play rights
+--------------
+
+The user of Minecraft Forge is allowed to install the software on a client or
+a server and to play it without restriction.
+
+3. Modification rights
+----------------------
+
+The user has the right to decompile the source code, look at either the 
+decompiled version or the original source code, and to modify it.
+
+4. Derivation rights
+--------------------
+
+The user has the rights to derive code from Minecraft Forge, that is to say to
+write code that either extends Minecraft Forge class and interfaces, 
+instantiate the objects declared or calls the functions. This code is known as
+"derived" code, and can be licensed with conditions different from Minecraft
+Forge.
+
+
+5. Distribution rights
+----------------------
+
+The user of Minecraft Forge is allowed to redistribute Minecraft Forge in 
+partially, in totallity, or included in a distribution. When distributing 
+binaries or class files, the user must provide means to obtain the sources of
+the distributed version of Minecraft Forge at no costs. This includes the
+files as well as any dependency that the code may rely on, including patches to
+minecraft original sources.
+
+Modification of Minecraft Forge as well as dependencies, including patches to
+minecraft original sources, has to remain under the terms of the present
+license.