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 - Report issues
 - Open pull request with improvements
 - Spread the word
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+## License
+
+All content of this file, unless otherwise noted, is licensed as follows:
+
+- All provided source code examples are covered by the
+[MIT License](https://github.com/idinwoodie/cpp-design-patterns-for-humans/blob/master/LICENSE).
+- Other content, including images, is released under the
+[Creative Common Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).