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 # Licensing
 
-Mongoose is free, and licensed under the terms of
+Mongoose is licensed under the terms of
 [GNU GPLv.2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
 license. For businesses there is an option to buy non-restrictive,
 royalty-free license and professional support from