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diff --git a/docs/html/license.jd b/docs/html/license.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39fb3a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/license.jd @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +page.title=Content License +@jd:body + +<div id="mainBodyFluid"> +<h1>Content License</h1> + +<p>For the purposes of licensing, the content of this site is divided +into two categories:</p> +<ul> + <li>Documentation content, found under the "Dev Guide" and "Reference" + tabs, including both static content and content extracted from source + code modules, as well as sample code, and </li> +<li>All other site content</li> +</ul> + +<p>The documentation content on this site is made available to +you as part of the <a href="http://source.android.com">Android Open +Source Project</a>. 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