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+ Copyright (c) 2013, Přemysl Janouch <p.janouch@gmail.com>
+ All rights reserved.
+ 
+ Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ 
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+ CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
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+StarDict terminal UI
+
+This program aims to provide an easy way of viewing translation and other kinds
+of dictionaries in your terminal.  The author wasn't successful in finding any
+free dictionary software of this type, GUI or not, and thus decided to write his
+own.
+
+The project is covered by a BSD-style license, unlike vast majority of other
+similar projects, and can serve as a base for implementing other dictionary
+software under a more permissive license than your usual GNU General Public
+License.  I'll buy you a beer for shouting obscenities at the address of RMS in
+public; I couldn't reuse _anything_.
+
+So far it has only been tested under Ubuntu Linux and some work has to be done
+yet until the software can be considered fit to be included in regular Linux and
+BSD distributions.  Help is much appreciated in this regard.
+