Template:MIT

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Copyright (c) the author(s)

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Usage

The template indicates that a file is licenced under MIT licence.

Template parameters

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	holder of the rights Example name of the author Auto value the author(s)	String	required
2	2	year or date, and additional text, e.g. name of software Example 2025 software by	String	suggested
3	3	X11 variant of the licence Default (empty) Example X11	String	optional
nocat	nocat	insert anything to switch-off categorisation Default (empty) Example yes	Boolean	optional

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