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License situation of library should be mentioned on landing page of documentation

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#3833 opened on Jul 1, 2024

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Description

Title, basically.

I imagine one well-worded paragraph mentioning

  • that the library (both the original as well as the community edition) are MIT licensed,
  • that the code for Grant's videos (3b1b/videos) is open-source but copyrighted (in particular: Pi creatures are protected),
  • that videos created with Manim are allowed (and actually even supposed) to be shared online; no attribution of Manim is required (just much appreciated)

would do the job. Help coming up with a suitable wording is very welcome!

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Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
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under 1 hour
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clear
Prerequisites
familiarity with Manim documentationbasic understanding of licensing
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85
Research direction
Locate the landing page source file in the docs/ directory (likely index.rst or similar). Review the existing content to determine where to add the licensing paragraph. Look for any previous discussions or comments in the issue or related PRs for wording suggestions. Consider reaching out to maintainers for approval of the proposed text.