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@@ -7,3 +7,11 @@ It is lightweight and easy-to-use, and based on heuristics currently solving the
 - [VRP with time windows](http://neo.lcc.uma.es/vrp/vrp-flavors/vrp-with-time-windows/)
 - VRP with heterogeneous fleet
 - Time-dependent VRP
+
+##License
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+For more information, please visit [GNU Public License](http://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0)