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 ## License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. This file is licensed under SAP Sample Code License Agreement, except as noted otherwise in the [LICENSE](/LICENSE) file.
+Copyright (c) 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. This file is licensed under the Apache Software License, version 2.0 except as noted otherwise in the [LICENSE](/LICENSE) file.