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+Please note the compostiong renderer is not subject to the usual MIT license.
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+Please contact us for more details and see [License.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/master/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/License.md)