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@@ -16,4 +16,46 @@ We like to think that for the appropriate workload this extends Java's 'Write On
 Aparapi is just a contraction of "A PARallel API"
 
 However... "Apa rapi" in Indonesian (the language spoken on the island of Java) translates to "What a neat...". So
-"Apa rapi Java Project" translates to "What a neat Java Project" How cool is that?
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+"Apa rapi Java Project" translates to "What a neat Java Project" How cool is that?
+
+## License
+
+Aparapi is currently licensed under the Apache License version 2. However it is important to note that this project has
+used code from other projects originally licensed under seperate, but compatible licenses. Since these license require
+retaining original copyrights, and a reference to the original license it is important to mention that here. The text
+of the original license used by AMD contained the following text:
+
+Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the
+following conditions are met:
+
+Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+disclaimer.
+
+Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
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+
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