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+The package lmfit is distributed under the FreeBSD License:
+
+--
+  Copyright (c) 1980-1999 University of Chicago,
+                          as operator of Argonne National Laboratory
+  Copyright (c) 2004-2015 Joachim Wuttke, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
+
+  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.
+
+  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, special, exemplary, or
+  consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of
+  substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business
+  interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, 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.
+--