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 # ESCAPE ESC powered motor driver
-Library for the escape board
+Files for the escape board
+
+#License
+
+Designed by Dark Water. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Share-Alike license.
+Development kits based on this product should be distributed under a similar license.
+Commercial products using the Escape boards as a reference design need not comply with this license; further questions can be sent to team@darkwater.io.
+Check license.txt for more information.