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License
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The Climate Diagnostics Toolkit is released under the MIT License.

📄 **MIT License**
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Copyright (c) 2025 Pranay Chakraborty, Adil Muhammed I. K.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

🔓 **What This Means**
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The MIT License is a permissive license that allows you to:

✅ **Use** the software commercially
✅ **Modify** the source code
✅ **Distribute** copies of the software
✅ **Include** in private use
✅ **Sublicense** under different terms

❌ **With the condition that:**
- Include the original license and copyright notice

❌ **Without warranty:**
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🤝 **Third-Party Licenses**
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This project depends on several open-source libraries:

**Core Dependencies:**

- **xarray**: Apache License 2.0
- **numpy**: BSD 3-Clause License  
- **matplotlib**: License based on PSF
- **cartopy**: BSD 3-Clause License
- **dask**: BSD 3-Clause License
- **pandas**: BSD 3-Clause License

**Documentation Dependencies:**

- **sphinx**: BSD 2-Clause License
- **furo**: MIT License
- **sphinx-design**: MIT License

📋 **Full License Text**
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The complete license text is also available in the `LICENSE` file in the project repository:

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   MIT License

   Copyright (c) 2025 Pranay Chakraborty, Adil Muhammed I. K.

   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
   of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
   in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
   to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
   copies or substantial portions of the Software.

   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
   AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
   SOFTWARE.

🔗 **References**
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- `MIT License on OSI <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>`_
- `Choose a License Guide <https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/>`_
- `GitHub License Documentation <https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/licensing-a-repository>`_