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# License

## DCR

DCR itself is [GPL-3.0-or-later](https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0-or-later.html) licensed.

> **Note:** DCR is a build tool, not a library. The GPL applies only to DCR's own source code. Projects built with DCR are not subject to DCR's license — their licensing is determined solely by their own code and dependencies.

## Rust dependencies

DCR is written in Rust. The following notable Rust crates are statically linked:

| Crate                                                   | License           |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| [`ureq`](https://crates.io/crates/ureq)                 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`serde`](https://crates.io/crates/serde)               | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`toml`](https://crates.io/crates/toml)                 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`toml_edit`](https://crates.io/crates/toml_edit)       | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`serde_json`](https://crates.io/crates/serde_json)     | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`sha2`](https://crates.io/crates/sha2)                 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`glob`](https://crates.io/crates/glob)                 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`self-replace`](https://crates.io/crates/self-replace) | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| [`ctrlc`](https://crates.io/crates/ctrlc)               | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |

Full dependency tree is available in [`Cargo.lock`](https://github.com/dexoron/dcr/blob/main/Cargo.lock). The overwhelming majority are dual-licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

## Additional credits

* DCR's CLI design and project model are inspired by [Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/).