From 2a560cf3f36f96030eb764b17e6e828dcd6e5c80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HBBisenieks <hilary@hilarybisenieks.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:48:30 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] added license section

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 docs/contributing.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index b75fef3..a591d61 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -57,3 +57,12 @@ print('Hello, world!')
 
 Inline code, indicated with `` `backticks` ``, should be used when calling out specific 
 functions or Python keywords within the body of paragraphs or in lists.
+
+## License, Copyright, and Legal
+
+All software in this repository is licensed under the [GNU Public License,
+verison 3](https://tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-general-public-license-v3-(gpl-3)).
+All documentation and hardware designs are licensed under the [Creative Commons
+Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
+license. Contributions to this repository must use these licenses unless
+otherwise agreed to by the Core team.