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|  | This page refers only to the license for Ceres itself, independent of its | 
|  | optional dependencies which are separately licensed and which can affect | 
|  | the resulting license of Ceres if built with them enabled.  See | 
|  | :ref:`options-controlling-ceres-configuration` for an overview of these | 
|  | implications. | 
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|  | Ceres Solver is licensed under the New BSD license, whose terms are as follows. | 
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