DeepSeek's MIT License file was updated in an update detected on July 24, 2026. Three sentences were removed, including language stating that 'Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code,' a permissions and limitations summary table, and a 'Learn more about repository licenses' link. The MIT License text itself remained substantively unchanged, preserving the core grant of rights to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense the software, along with the liability disclaimer.
The updated license removes explanatory text that previously summarized MIT License permissions and limitations, but the full MIT License grant of rights to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense the software remains unchanged. The liability disclaimer protecting authors and copyright holders from claims is also retained. Developers working with DeepSeek-R1 software remain bound by the same MIT License permissions and conditions as before.
Substantively unchanged; full permission to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense software is retained alongside liability protection for authors.
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DeepSeek removed three sentences from its license file representation on GitHub: a statement about distributed works potentially operating under different terms, a summary table of permissions and limitations, and a link to license information. The …
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The detected change in DeepSeek's repository appears to reflect only administrative updates to the GitHub project page (issue count changed …
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