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Public Licenses: Restructure to emphasize Blue Oak default
Credit: Ben Hilburn (https://github.com/bhilburn)
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\Public Licenses\ <Developer> licenses work that they create doing work under this agreement to the public at large, including <Client>. The license terms for each separately licensable work are as follows:
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\\ If the terms of a <Public License>, such as a copyleft license, require the work be licensed under particular terms, the terms for that work are the most permissive terms possible that meet that requirement.
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\\ In general, with the two exceptions that follow, the terms will be those of the latest version of The Blue Oak Model License published on blueoakcouncil.org.
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\\ Otherwise, if the work is made up of changes or additions to existing software made available under a standardized <Public License>, the terms are those of that <Public License>.
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\\ If the terms of a <Public License>, such as a copyleft license, require the work be licensed under particular terms, the terms for that work are the most permissive terms possible that meet that requirement.
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\\ As a fallback, the terms are those of the latest version of The Blue Oak Model License published on blueoakcouncil.org.
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\\ If the work is made up of changes or additions to existing software made available under a standardized <Public License>, the terms are those of that <Public License>.
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\Separate Licenses\ Terms under which <Developer> grants licenses under {Public Licenses} will be interpreted as entirely independent legal documents, without reference to these terms or the circumstances of <Developer> and <Client>'s agreement. The purpose of this rule is to allow <Developer> and <Client> to rely on guidance about standardized terms.
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terms.md

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_Developer_ licenses work that they create doing work under this agreement to the public at large, including _Client_. The license terms for each separately licensable work are as follows:
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1. If the terms of a _Public License_, such as a copyleft license, require the work be licensed under particular terms, the terms for that work are the most permissive terms possible that meet that requirement.
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1. In general, with the two exceptions that follow, the terms will be those of the latest version of The Blue Oak Model License published on blueoakcouncil.org.
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2. Otherwise, if the work is made up of changes or additions to existing software made available under a standardized _Public License_, the terms are those of that _Public License_.
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2. If the terms of a _Public License_, such as a copyleft license, require the work be licensed under particular terms, the terms for that work are the most permissive terms possible that meet that requirement.
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3. As a fallback, the terms are those of the latest version of The Blue Oak Model License published on blueoakcouncil.org.
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3. If the work is made up of changes or additions to existing software made available under a standardized _Public License_, the terms are those of that _Public License_.
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### <a id="Separate_Licenses"></a>Separate Licenses
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