| (?P<text>The source code for SQLite is in the public domain\. No claim of |
| copyright is made on any part of the core source code\. \(The |
| documentation and test code is a different matter - some sections of |
| documentation and test logic are governed by open-source licenses\.\) |
| All contributors to the SQLite core software have signed affidavits |
| specifically disavowing any copyright interest in the code\. This means |
| that anybody is able to legally do anything they want with the SQLite |
| source code\. |
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| There are other SQL database engines with liberal licenses that allow |
| the code to be broadly and freely used\. But those other engines are |
| still governed by copyright law\. SQLite is different in that copyright |
| law simply does not apply\. |
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| The source code files for other SQL database engines typically begin |
| with a comment describing your legal rights to view and copy that |
| file\. The SQLite source code contains no license since it is not |
| governed by copyright\. Instead of a license, the SQLite source code |
| offers a blessing: |
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| May you do good and not evil |
| May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others |
| May you share freely, never taking more than you give) |