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rename to LICENSES/MIT-X-Consortium-License.txt
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@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ If you want to take a look at the current beta version, go ahead and download [C
 
 ## License
 
-Distributed under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.
+Distributed under the MIT X Consortium license license. See the LICENSE file for more info.
 
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