From bced03bfbd96a6798009631cf8d42b71d3510482 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey Phillips Freeman <jeffrey.freeman@syncleus.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:06:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added original license text for reference to the readme.

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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
+derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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+WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+If you use the software (in whole or in part), you shall adhere to all applicable U.S., European, and other export
+laws, including but not limited to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"), (15 C.F.R. Sections 730 through
+774), and E.U. Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000.  Further, pursuant to Section 740.6 of the EAR,
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