# License Required for Distributing the Translation of CMake Documentation?

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/license-required-for-distributing-the-translation-of-cmake-documentation/8461
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**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/license-required-for-distributing-the-translation-of-cmake-documentation/8461 "2023-07-05T06:33:12Z")
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#### Post date: [July 5, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/license-required-for-distributing-the-translation-of-cmake-documentation/8461/1 "2023-07-05T06:33:12Z")

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Hello CMake Team.

Suppose that I want to distribute a translation project of the CMake documentation on GitHub, should I use the BSD 3-clause license? Or can I use other more/less permissive licenses?

In my planned project, except the **POT/PO** files generated by **Sphinx with Gettext builder** , it does not contain any source code from [Kitware/CMake](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake). besides, it also contains the **CMake/Python** files used for automatic building, which are **written by myself**. And then, I will host the translated HTML files of the Help documentation on GitHub Page or other URLs.

In this situation,

1. Is it required that I should use the same license as CMake (i.e. BSD 3-clause) use in the repository, and include CMake’s [Copyright](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/blob/7bd24c1da5d093199dedab3fcfad6ec93d4c7aa5/Copyright.txt#L1C1-L30) Information?
2. If so, where should I paste the Copyright Information?
3. If not, can I use more permissive licenses (ex. MIT) or less permissive licenses (ex. GPL)?

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