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 ## License
 
-All contributions are under the MIT license.
+In general, your contributions to Redox are governed by the MIT License. Each project repository has a LICENSE file that provides the license terms for that project.
+
+Please review the LICENSE for the project you are contributing to.
 
 - [Our Philosophy](https://doc.redox-os.org/book/ch01-02-philosophy.html)