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Versatile LaTeX classes and packages

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License

KOMA-Script is free software released under the LaTeX Project Public License.

LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c

KOMA-Script is released under the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), version 1.3c. The LPPL is a free software license designed specifically for LaTeX packages.

What the license allows

You may use KOMA-Script privately, in research and commercially. You may pass it on, on its own or as part of a collection. And you may modify it, as long as you follow the terms of the LPPL.

What to keep in mind

Modified versions have to be distributed under a different file name. That is the only way for users to tell whether they are looking at the original or at an altered version.

When passing it on, the license file has to be included, and the authorship information has to be preserved.

Full license text

The full text is available at latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c or locally in your TeX distribution under texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/lppl.txt.

Markus Kohm as maintainer

Markus Kohm is the maintainer of KOMA-Script as designated by the LPPL. Changes to the original are only permitted through official releases by the maintainer.

Spin-off projects such as scrlayer-fancyhdr, uni-titlepage and the third-party enhancements have their own maintainers and their own license statements. Check the README in the respective repository.