..
    : PyBEST: Pythonic Black-box Electronic Structure Tool
    : Copyright (C) 2016-- The PyBEST Development Team
    :
    : This file is part of PyBEST.
    :
    : PyBEST is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    : modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
    : as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
    : of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    :
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    : MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
    : GNU General Public License for more details.
    :
    : You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    : along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
    :
    : --

.. _license_information:

License Information
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PyBEST is distributed under the conditions of the `GPL License version 3
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html>`_ (GPLv3). Amongst other things,
this has the following practical implications:

- You are free to use PyBEST for any purpose. However, PyBEST, or any derived
  program, can only be (re)distributed under the same license conditions.

- Once you share a modified version of PyBEST with someone, there is no legal
  way to stop your modified version from being distributed further. If you want
  to keep a new feature under the radar until it is published in a scientic
  journal, then only share it with people you absolutely trust.

- Whenever copyrights are attributed to the *PyBEST Development Team*, this
  means that each author remains copyright owner of his contributions. By
  sharing their contribution, they agree to do so under the conditions of the
  GPL License version 3. Contribtions are always defined as the changes made in
  each commit in a revision control system (currently Git).

The complete GPLv3 license text is given below:

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