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MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 AOSSIE

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.
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- **Testing**: Test your changes locally before submitting a PR.
- **Security**: Never commit sensitive information (e.g., API keys or passwords).
- **Communication**: Be responsive to reviews and update your PRs as requested.
- **License Compliance**: By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License that covers the project.

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## License

MIT © [AOSSIE](https://aossie.org)
This project is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

### What this means for contributors and users:

**For Contributors:**
- You can freely contribute to this project
- Your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License
- You retain copyright to your contributions while granting the project permission to use them

**For End Users:**
- You can use this software for any purpose (commercial or non-commercial)
- You can modify and distribute the software
- You can create derivative works
- You must include the original copyright notice and license text in any distribution

**For Commercial Use:**
- ✅ Commercial use is allowed
- ✅ Modification is allowed
- ✅ Distribution is allowed
- ✅ Private use is allowed
- ❌ No warranty or liability protection provided

The MIT License is one of the most permissive open-source licenses, making it ideal for educational projects like DebateAI that aim to foster learning and collaboration.

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**Copyright © 2024 [AOSSIE](https://aossie.org)**

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