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Gabriele Contini

2020-04-26 27042882c69bcd50bf9c18cb5f9b5f3ae2128011

 README.md

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Protect the software you develop from unauthorized copies, limit the usage in time, to a specific set of 
machines, or prevent the usage in  virtualized environments. It is an Open License Manager that helps to keep your 
software closed :smirk: . Among other features if it runs on a "real hardware" it can generate a signature of that hardware and report if the signature doesn't match.

A comprehensive [list of features](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/features), and their status is available in the project wiki. 
A comprehensive [list of features](http://open-license-manager.github.io/open-license-manager/analysis/features.html), and their status is available in the project wiki. 

If you plan to use this library or part of it remember to show us your appreciation giving it a 
<a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager" data-icon="octicon-star" aria-label="Star open-license-manager/open-license-manager on GitHub">star</a> here on GitHub.
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-   a license generator (github project [lcc-license-generator](https://github.com/open-license-manager/lcc-license-generator)) `lcc` for customizing the library and generate the licenses.
 
## How to build
Below an overview of the basic build procedure, you can find detailed instructions for [linux](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Build-the-library) or [windows](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Build-the-library-windows) in the wiki. 
Below an overview of the basic build procedure, you can find detailed instructions for [linux](http://open-license-manager.github.io/open-license-manager/development/Build-the-library.html) 
or [windows](http://open-license-manager.github.io/open-license-manager/development/Build-the-library-windows.html) in the project web site. 

### Prerequisites
-   Operating system: Linux(Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows
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-   tools           : cmake(>3.6), git, make/ninja(linux)
-   libs            : If target is Linux Openssl is required. Windows depends only on system libraries. Boost is necessary to build license generator and to run the tests but it's NOT a dependency of the final `licensecc` library. 

For a complete list of dependencies and supported environments see [the wiki](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Dependencies)
For a complete list of dependencies and supported environments see [the wiki](http://open-license-manager.github.io/open-license-manager/development/Dependencies.html)

Clone the project. It has submodules, don't forget the `--recursive` option.

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## How to contribute

The easiest way you can solve your problems or ask help is through the [forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/licensecc), otherwise if you think there is a problem you can open an issue in the [issue system](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/issues). Have a look to the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before reporting.
We use [GitFlow](https://datasift.github.io/gitflow/IntroducingGitFlow.html) (or at least a subset of it). Remember to install the gitflow git plugin and use `develop` as default branch for your pull requests. 
The easiest way you can solve your problems or ask help is through the [forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/licensecc) (hosted on Google), 
otherwise if you think there is a problem you can open an issue in the [issue system](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/issues). 
Have a look to the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before reporting.
We use [GitFlow](https://datasift.github.io/gitflow/IntroducingGitFlow.html) (or at least a subset of it). 
Remember to install the gitflow git plugin and use `develop` as default branch for your pull requests.