Licenses
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The lesson materials provided here are adapted from the Software Carpentries lesson on Version Control with Git. Their work was provided under a CC BY 4.0 license. All changes made are available and can be seen in the repository commit history.
License
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Additionally, the USGS waives all copyright and related rights in the work worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.
CC0 1.0 Universal Summary
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No Copyright
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You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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Unless expressly stated otherwise, the person who associated a work with this deed makes no warranties about the work, and disclaims liability for all uses of the work, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. When using or citing the work, you should not imply endorsement by the author or the affirmer.