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@@ -58,4 +58,11 @@ Some basic benchmarks could be found in this [respository](https://github.com/fa
 
 ## License
 
-Actix web is licensed under the [Apache-2.0 license](http://opensource.org/licenses/APACHE-2.0).
+This project is licensed under either of
+
+ * Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+   http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+at your option.