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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ARTIFACTS.sha256
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,34 @@ The "-rc1" suffix marks this text as a release candidate. The identifier
without an "-rc" suffix is reserved for the reviewed and adopted text; see
LEGAL-REVIEW.md in the license repository.

Easy-to-read guide (informational only)
---------------------------------------

This guide is not part of the legal terms and does not replace them. If this
guide differs from Sections 1 through 11 or the Exhibits, the numbered terms
and Exhibits control.

* If your use is non-commercial, FastLED charges no license fee: it is "free
as in beer." Distribution requirements in this License still apply if You
give copies to others.

* If your use is commercial, You may use FastLED under this License if:

* You make no Modifications. The special publication condition in Section
11.3 does not apply to unmodified FastLED, although the ordinary source
and notice requirements in Section 3 still apply when You distribute it;
or

* You make Modifications and, on or before the first Triggering Transfer of
each modified version, publish the complete Modified FastLED source in a
public repository or publish a complete reproducible patch as a public
bug report, as detailed in Section 11.3.

When in doubt:

* Fork the Official FastLED Repository.
* Make Your FastLED changes in that public fork.

1. Definitions
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