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Expand Up @@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ tmxviewer-java util/java/tmxviewer-java BSD 2-clause license

The full text of each license is provided in the files LICENSE.GPL
and LICENSE.BSD.

GPL version (2 only vs 2 or later)
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The Tiled application and its bundled plugins (see table above) are
licensed under the GNU General Public License **version 2 or later**.
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COPYING is plain text, but this section uses Markdown bold (**version 2 or later**). Consider removing the Markdown markup (or using plain text emphasis) so the wording renders cleanly in all contexts (e.g., package viewers, text-mode displays).

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licensed under the GNU General Public License **version 2 or later**.
licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

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Each source file in those directories states this in its header (the
standard "either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version" wording). SPDX identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later.

The file LICENSE.GPL contains the complete text of GNU GPL version 2.
The "or later" option refers to any subsequent version of the GNU GPL
published by the Free Software Foundation, as permitted by that license
text.
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