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+# ARR-Checker
+This mod prints an evaluation of the license for all mods being loaded to the console.
+It will try to warn the user of all mods that may not be free to use, or open-license,
+or ones that use a custom license, [which is believed by many to be a bad practice](https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/1445/how-can-a-crayon-license-be-a-problem).
+(One that I have been guilty of.)
+
+## Why?
+This is useful for creating modpacks that you intend to release publicly,
+because it reduces the chance of legal issues and arguments between you and deveolopers.
+I also personally don't like using all rights reserved mods, because I like to look at their code a lot,
+and I believe it's a bad practice to hide or restrict access to code.
+One might also feel safer knowing they could read through the source code any time they like,
+to dispell their anxieties that there might be malware hidden inside.