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 Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system with many
 features to manage customer communication via several channels like telephone,
-facebook, twitter, chat and e-mails. It is distributed under the GNU AFFERO
-General Public License (AGPL).
+facebook, twitter, chat and e-mails. It is distributed under version 3 of the 
+GNU AFFERO General Public License (GNU AGPLv3).
 
 Do you receive many e-mails and want to answer them with a team of agents?