About the License

Current license

The authoritative terms are the LICENSE file at the root of the main repository and any license notices in the relevant source files. This page is a readable summary only. It is not legal advice and does not modify the license text.

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What you may do

• Run, study, and modify code covered by the GPL.
• Copy and redistribute the original or a modified version.
• Distribute binaries or provide build services while complying with GPLv3 requirements.

Distribution requirements

• Keep copyright and license notices.
• Provide recipients with the corresponding source code or a valid source-code offer.
• Distribute modified versions under compatible GPLv3 terms without imposing additional restrictions on rights granted by the license.
• Do not imply that an unofficial modified build is endorsed by KSwordDEV or represents the original authors.

Third-party code and plugins

Qt, ADS, System Informer DynData, and other third-party components retain their own licenses. Plugins may also use independent licenses. The GPL notice for the main program does not replace license files shipped in plugin directories, upstream projects, or binary packages.

LICENSE in release packages

The current build and release process copies the root LICENSE into the release directory. The in-app license page also reads that file from the program directory. If a binary package is missing LICENSE, use the current repository version as the reference and report the packaging issue.