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 After the first boot initializes the packages in your computer, subsequent uses of the app should take less time to load.<br>
 Recomended system requirements: 4 core processor, 8 GB ram<br>
 
+## License
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+JuliaMSI is published under the terms of the MIT License.
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 ## Example data
 
 Robert Winkler. (2023). mzML mass spectrometry and imzML mass spectrometry imaging test data [Data set]. 
-Zenodo. <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10084132>
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+Zenodo. <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10084132>