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Ryan McGuire authored and Ryan McGuire committed Jul 29, 2009
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### Blogofile is written by Ryan McGuire (EnigmaCurry.com)
################################################################################

Blogofile is released both under an MIT style license as well as to the
public domain directly. The two methods are virtually identical excepting the
MIT licence's requirement for copyright and licence republication, which
simply means they will not be enforced by Ryan McGuire in a legal setting.
Blogofile is released under an MIT style license. However, this author chooses
to not enforce any violations of the license.

Any contributors to Blogofile understand that they relinquish their code to be
released under the MIT license as well as to the public domain.
Any contributors to Blogofile must agree that they relinquish their code to
Ryan McGuire to be released under the MIT license with the understanding that
he has no intention of enforcing the copyright and permission notice
republication requirement.

################################################################################
### MIT License
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THE SOFTWARE.

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### Public Domain Statement
### A statement about Free Software
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I believe in free software. For me, this also means that I do not believe in
copyrights, trademarks, patents, nor any other government enforced monopoly
privilege. Accordingly, this software claims none of these privileges and is
released to the public domain.
privilege.

You probably downloaded this software from my website. By doing so, you did not
first enter into any sort of agreement or contract with me. There were no rules
established before you downloaded it -- I simply offered the file on my website
and you simply downloaded it. I am not your master -- it is immoral for me to use
any (initiated) force against you, including the force of government.

This software is now completely yours to do with as you please.
and you simply downloaded it. I am not your master -- it is immoral for me to
use any (initiated) force against you, including the force of government.

However, I am a human being. I enjoy praise, attribution, and other rewards for
my work. If you find this software useful, I appreciate comments to that effect.
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mentioned in your product's documentation or website. But again, I am not your
master -- It is wrong for me to force you to do anything. I can only ask.

-- Ryan McGuire, aka "EnigmaCurry"
I have chosen to release this software under the MIT license for the convenience
of contributers and users who are accustomed to working with software released
under traditional open source licenses, but I pledge that I will not pursue any
legal recourse for violations of the MIT license.

-- Ryan McGuire, aka "EnigmaCurry"

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