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Granting unrestricted rights free of charge to any person is the foundational open-license provision; it establishes who receives rights and that no fee is charged for the grant itself.
Any person who obtains the Software receives the grant automatically and at no cost.
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Granting unrestricted rights free of charge to any person is the foundational open-license provision; it establishes who receives rights and that no fee is charged for the grant itself.
Any person who obtains the Software receives the grant automatically and at no cost.
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