From cf5de8f44ebd608ac3b82068f5ee30b16fdac9bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "markus.block" <43293044+markusblock@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:15:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added MIT license for repository

---
 LICENSE   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 LICENSE

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ef1728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Linux-Café Esslingen
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68acc18..780354e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ You can also make use of snapshot feature of the virtualization software to easi
 e.g. state directly after Linux Mint installation, before running the post-installation script. 
 This way you can test the script multiple times without needing to reinstall Linux Mint each time.
 
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+
 ## Release Process
 
 This project uses a two-step release process.