Missing License

[aaron-bray]

It is great to see all the work you have done so far 💯

That said the project seems to be missing a license file. 😱

No worry, I suggest you follow these few steps:

• 1️⃣ Choose a license. We suggest you use a permissive license that includes patent and contribution clauses. This will help protect developers and ensure the code remains freely available. We suggest you the Apache 2.0. Read here to learn more about licenses.

• 2️⃣ Add the the license file to your project. This guide may be helpful.

• 3️⃣ Add a section like the following at the end of your project's README.md file:

  ⚠️ Make sure to update the abcdefghi and YYYY-MM-DD placeholders respectively with the short commit SHA and the commit date corresponding to step 2 above

  ## License
  
  This software is licensed under the terms of the [Apache Licence Version 2.0](LICENSE).
  
  The license file was added at revision [abcdefghi](https://github.com/Slicer/slicer_download/commit/abcdefghi) on YYYY-MM-DD, but you may consider that the license applies to all prior revisions as well.
  

Background

Without a license file, interpreting the licensing terms becomes complex. In a nutshell, code hosted on GitHub without a license is likely made available through section D. 5. License Grant to Other Users of the GitHub terms of service.

Reading issue No license does not allow commercial or private use is also informative.

Links

Description	Link
Which open source license is appropriate for my project?	https://opensource.guide/legal/#which-open-source-license-is-appropriate-for-my-project
Adding a license to a repository	https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions/adding-a-license-to-a-repository
All About Open Source Licenses	https://fossa.com/blog/what-do-open-source-licenses-even-mean/
Choose an open source license	https://choosealicense.com/
No License	[https://choosealicense.com/no-permission/](https://choosealicense.com/no-permission/%5D(https://choosealicense.com/no-permission/))

Disclaimers

I am not a lawyer. As such, my suggestions can not serve as legal advice.

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[Vital-Volkov]

Hi!
Thanks aaron-bray I'll choose the license later when I finish main tasks and make descriptions.