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 Each time you pull new source to your repository you should run `git submodule update` to get the latest submodules as well. Since QGroundControl uses submodules, using the zip file for source download will not work. You must use git.
 
+The source code is [dual-licensed under Apache 2.0 and GPLv3](https://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/blob/master/COPYING.md).
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 ### User Manual
 https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/en/