chore: switch license from MIT to CC0-1.0

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2026-02-09 22:54:56 +02:00
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</p>
<p>
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green?style=flat-square" alt="License" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC0--1.0-green?style=flat-square" alt="License" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen?style=flat-square" alt="PRs Welcome" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/community-owned-ff69b4?style=flat-square" alt="Community" />
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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ In a world where document formatting tools are increasingly locked behind paywal
| 🌟 **Free Forever** | 🔒 **Privacy First** | 🎨 **150+ Styles** | 🤝 **Open Source** |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| No fees, no trials, no catches | All processing happens locally on your machine | From minimalist to ornate, academic to artistic | MIT licensed — use it, fork it, improve it together |
| No fees, no trials, no catches | All processing happens locally on your machine | From minimalist to ornate, academic to artistic | CC0 public domain — use it, fork it, improve it together |
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@@ -422,33 +422,13 @@ TypoGenie exists because we believe:
In an era of increasingly proprietary, subscription-based software, TypoGenie is an offering to the digital commons — a tool that exists purely to serve those who need it, without extracting value, without surveillance, without artificial limitations.
### MIT License
### CC0 1.0 Universal — Public Domain Dedication
```
MIT License
[![CC0](https://licensebuttons.net/p/zero/1.0/88x31.png)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Copyright (c) 2026 TypoGenie Contributors
This project is released into the public domain under [CC0 1.0 Universal](LICENSE). To the extent possible under law, the authors have waived all copyright and related rights to this work.
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.
```
**tl;dr:** Do whatever you want with this code. Just keep the license notice. Share it. Modify it. Use it for whatever purpose serves your community. No attribution required beyond preserving the license, though we always appreciate a shout-out!
**tl;dr:** Do whatever you want with this code. No permission needed, no attribution required, no strings attached. Copy it, modify it, sell it, use it for whatever purpose serves your community. It belongs to everyone.
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