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key: cpol-1.0
short_name: CPOL 1.0
name: Code Project Open License (CPOL) 1.0
category: Free Restricted
owner: Code Project
homepage_url: http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx
notes: this license had a short life and was quickly replaced by version 1.02. Yet there are
    some example of usage in the wild.
spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-cpol-1.0
text_urls:
    - http://www.codeproject.com/info/CPOL.zip
    - http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20080107184757/https://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx
minimum_coverage: 95
---

The Code Project Open License (CPOL) 1.0

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