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 Inspects source code for security problems by scanning the Go AST.
 
+### License
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License [here](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+
 ### Project status
 
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