LICENSE

# Understanding the Diverse Licensing Structure of MindsDB's Repo

1. MindsDB Core: The MindsDB Core component specifically uses the Elastic License 2.0. This is a distinct license that applies to this particular part of the project.

2. License File in Work's Directory: If there is a LICENSE file located in the same directory as the work, that license will apply to the work:
 *  `/mindsdb/integraions` directory that contains all integrations is Licensed under MIT License.

3. Default to Elastic License 2.0: If no specific LICENSE file is found following the above rules, the work defaults to being licensed under the Elastic License 2.0.

For any questions or clarifications regarding licensing, please contact us at  (admin@mindsdb.com). 

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## MIT License

Copyright (c) 2019 MindsDB, Inc.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

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# Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2)

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### Patents
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### Notices

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If you modify the software, you must include in any modified copies of the software prominent notices stating that you have modified the software.

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### Definitions

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