DeepSeek's GitHub repository page for the DeepSeek-R1 model experienced a technical display error on June 25, 2026, causing the LICENSE file view to show an error message rather than the actual license text. The underlying MIT License file itself remains intact and unchanged, containing the standard MIT terms authorizing commercial use, modification, distribution, and private use. The operational impact is that users attempting to view the license terms through the GitHub web interface encounter an error rather than readable license text, though the raw license file and its actual terms remain accessible through alternative GitHub viewing methods.
The DeepSeek-R1 model remains licensed under the standard MIT License, which permits commercial use, modification, distribution, and private use without restriction. No change to the actual license terms occurred on June 25, 2026. A temporary display error affected how the license appeared on GitHub's web interface, but users can access the unchanged license text through alternative GitHub viewing methods or by downloading the raw file.
Temporary error prevented readable display of MIT License terms through web interface; underlying file remained intact.
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This change represents a technical display error, not a substantive policy or license modification. The MIT License terms governing the DeepSeek-R1 model remain unchanged. No compliance obligations, regulatory implications, or contractual modifications result from this …
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