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@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ The code for Polaris is licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public License](h
 
 Code with a git authorship date prior to `1420675200 +0000` (2015/01/08 00:00) are licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, which can be found in full in LICENSE-GPL3.txt.
 
-All code whose authorship dates are not prior to `1420675200 +0000` are assumed to be licensed under AGPL v3, if you wish to license under GPL v3 please make this clear in the commit message and any added files.
+All code whose authorship dates are not prior to `1420675200 +0000` is assumed to be licensed under AGPL v3, if you wish to license under GPL v3 please make this clear in the commit message and any added files.
 
-If you wish to develop and host this codebase in a closed source manner you may use all code prior to `1420675200 +0000`, which are licensed under GPL v3.  The major change here is that if you host a server using any code licensed under AGPLv3 you are required to provide full source code for your servers users as well including addons and modifications you have made.
+If you wish to develop and host this codebase in a closed source manner you may use all code prior to `1420675200 +0000`, which is licensed under GPL v3.  The major change here is that if you host a server using any code licensed under AGPLv3 you are required to provide full source code for your servers users as well including addons and modifications you have made.
 
 See [here](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html) for more information.