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The ultimate goal of the Zig project is to serve users. As a first-order The ultimate goal of the Zig project is to serve users. As a first-order
effect, this means users of the compiler, helping programmers to write better effect, this means users of the compiler, helping programmers to write better
code. Even more important, however, are the end users. software. Even more important, however, are the end users.
Zig is intended to be used to help end users accomplish their goals. For Zig is intended to be used to help **end users** accomplish their goals. Zig
example, it would be inappropriate and offensive to use Zig to implement should be used to empower end users, never to exploit them financially or to
[dark patterns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern) and it would be limit their freedom to interact with hardware or software in any way.
shameful to utilize Zig to exploit people instead of benefit them.
However, such problems are best solved with social norms, not with software However, such problems are best solved with social norms, not with software
licenses. Any attempt to complicate the software license of Zig would risk licenses. Any attempt to complicate the software license of Zig would risk
compromising the value Zig provides to users. compromising the value Zig provides.
Therefore, Zig is available under the MIT (Expat) License, and comes with a Therefore, Zig is available under the MIT (Expat) License, and comes with a
humble request: use it to make software better serve the needs of end users. humble request: use it to make software better serve the needs of end users.
This project redistributes code from other projects, some of which have other
licenses besides MIT. Such licenses are generally similar to the MIT license
for practical purposes. See the subdirectories and files inside lib/ for more
details.