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 ## Booting
 
 The built ISO can be booted in either BIOS (traditional ISOLinux) or UEFI (Grub2) modes. It is strongly recommended to use the latter if the system supports it for maximum flexibility.
+
+## License
+
+Copyright (C) 2018-2019  Joshua M. Boniface <joshua@boniface.me>
+
+This repository, and all contained files, 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 3 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.