---
key: cfitsio
short_name: CFITSIO License
name: CFITSIO License
category: Permissive
owner: NASA
homepage_url: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/c/f_user/node9.html
notes: |
    this is  a combination of us-govt-public-domain AND nist-pd licenses but SPDX
    does not recognize public-domain as a license so they have created a new license
    for this specific text. Minimum coverage is added to ensure both parts are detected.
spdx_license_key: CFITSIO
faq_url: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html
minimum_coverage: 90
---

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