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Signed-off-by: https://github.com/Someshdiwan <[email protected]>

Author: Someshdiwan

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-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2025 Somesh Diwan
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
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-
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-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+LICENSE
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Somesh Diwan  
+All rights reserved.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this repository 
+and its associated source code, documentation, or other files (the "Materials"), to use, modify, 
+merge, publish, and distribute the Materials for personal, educational, or commercial purposes, 
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+1. Attribution Required
+   - Any redistribution, reuse, or derivative work must provide clear and visible credit to the 
+     original author:
+        "Original Author: Somesh Diwan"
+   - Attribution must appear in one of the following:
+        • Project README file  
+        • Documentation  
+        • Prominent source code comments  
+
+2. No Warranty
+   - The Materials are provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, 
+     including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular 
+     purpose, and non-infringement.  
+   - In no event shall the author or copyright holder be liable for any claim, damages, or 
+     other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from, 
+     out of, or in connection with the Materials.
+
+3. No Misrepresentation
+   - You may not claim the Materials as your own original work without proper attribution.  
+   - Forks, adaptations, and reuses must always make it clear that this work is based on 
+     "JavaEvolution-Learning-Growing-Mastering" by Somesh Diwan.
+
+4. Contribution Welcome
+   - Contributions to this repository are welcome.  
+   - By submitting contributions, you agree that they may be merged and redistributed 
+     under the same license and attribution requirements.  
+   - All contributions should maintain clarity, educational value, and proper attribution 
+     if external content is adapted.
+
+---
+
+NOTICE
+------
+
+If you copy, fork, or reuse this repository (in whole or in part), you **must include clear credit** 
+to the original author.  
+
+Failure to provide attribution is a violation of these license terms and may result in takedown 
+requests or reporting under GitHub's community guidelines.
+
+Example Attribution:
+--------------------
+This project includes code or concepts from:  
+"JavaEvolution-Learning-Growing-Mastering" by Somesh Diwan  
+(https://github.com/Someshdiwan/JavaEvolution-Learning-Growing-Mastering)