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09 March 2013
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Explicitly license your GitHub projects
Your first commit to a new GitHub project must include a license file or preable in the source. I suggest Apache 2.0. Without this your code isn't actually open source, which makes it a liability. Also, please don't be a jerk — use a real license.
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