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@@ -6,3 +6,22 @@ UI scripts and assets for OA3 as it exists so far.
 
 
 This requires a compiled binary of openarena/gamecode's cgame and ui modules to use (due to many new extensions), and they must be compiled with the missionpack scripts/batches with the -DSCRIPTHUD switch.
+
+License
+-------
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 OpenArena contributors
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.