The widely used MIT license is used for the software created by MKC Michels & Kleberhoff. This applies both to the finished, closed-source application of the module and to the freely accessible (open-source) source code, which is available as examples for your own applications.

Copyright (c) 2018-2024 MKC Michels & Kleberhoff Computer GmbH

All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

• The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Many of the programs in the system are licensed under the GNU General Public License, often simply referred to as “the GPL”.

The GPL requires that the source code of programs be made available whenever a binary copy of the program is distributed; This provision of the license ensures that every user has the ability to modify the software. Due to this provision, the source code for all such programs is available in the Debian system or upon request.

At "www.debian.org" you will find good and detailed information about the source code and the associated licenses.