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Qubes OS is a compilation of software packages, each under its own license. The
compilation is made available under the GNU General Public License version 2
(GPLv2). However, the license for this compilation does not supersede the
license of any package included in the compilation.

The source code of Qubes OS is contained in repositories under the
[@QubesOS](https://github.com/QubesOS) account on GitHub. This source code is
made available under GPLv2, unless there is a `LICENSE` file in the root of the
containing repository that specifies a different license.

The full text of the GPLv2 license can be found
[here](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html).
