DeepSeek updated the GitHub repository page for its DeepSeek-R1 model license on May 14, 2026 to add summary language describing the MIT License terms. The update added three new sentences explaining that the software may be distributed under different terms and listing the permissions (commercial use, modification, distribution, private use) and conditions (license and copyright notice preservation) that apply. The underlying MIT License text itself remains unchanged; the modification adds explanatory metadata and GitHub's standard license summary feature to the repository page.
The updated repository page now includes explicit summary language describing what the MIT License permits and requires. The added text clarifies that commercial use, modification, and distribution are permitted, and that license and copyright notice preservation is required. The underlying MIT License terms remain substantively unchanged; this change adds explanatory disclosure to the GitHub repository interface without altering the legal permissions or obligations that apply to users of the DeepSeek-R1 model.
The updated repository page provides clearer visibility into what the MIT License permits and requires without changing the underlying legal permissions. This makes license terms more immediately apparent to users accessing the GitHub repository, reducing friction for developers evaluating whether they can use the model under the stated terms.
Repository page now explicitly lists permissions (commercial use, modification, distribution, private use) and conditions (license and copyright notice) of the MIT License.
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This change adds disclosure language to an open-source software license repository without modifying the underlying MIT License text. The MIT License is a standard permissive open-source license widely recognized by regulators and courts. No new compliance obligations are created by adding explanatory metadata to the GitHub repository page. Organizations already subject to open-source software compliance regimes will not face new material governance obligations from this change.
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🔒 Full diff — MonitorDeepSeek updated its GitHub repository license page on June 9, 2026 to add clarifying language about the MIT License terms. …
DeepSeek updated its DeepSeek-R1 model license on June 2, 2026 by adding clarifying language on GitHub describing the MIT License …
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