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License ​

Gola is MIT licensed. Here's what that actually means for you.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Gianluca Brigandi

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

The Bottom Line ​

You can do almost anything you want with Gola, for free.

Use it, modify it, sell products built with it, include it in your proprietary software. The only requirement? Include the license file when you distribute it.

Quick Reference ​

Yes, you can:

  • Use Gola in commercial products
  • Modify the source code
  • Keep your modifications private
  • Bundle it with proprietary software
  • Charge money for things built with Gola

Just remember to:

  • Include the MIT license text
  • Keep the copyright notice

What's NOT covered:

  • If it breaks something
  • If it doesn't work as expected
  • Any damages from using it

Note about the name: The "Gola" name might have trademark protection separate from this MIT license. Check before using the name for your own products.

Contributing ​

If you contribute code or docs to Gola, you're agreeing to license your contributions under MIT too. No paperwork, no CLA, no lawyers. Just good old open source.

Translation: Your contributions become part of the project and stay free for everyone.