separator character between words
-A large wordlist is provided (courtesy of `12Dicts <http://wordlist.aspell.net/12dicts/>`_) for convenience, but the generator can be used with any word file of the correct format: a file containing one 'word' per line. The default word file can be found in ``xkcdpass/static/default.txt``.
+A large wordlist is provided for convenience, but the generator can be used with any word file of the correct format: a file containing one 'word' per line. The default word file can be found in ``xkcdpass/static/default.txt``.
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+The default word list is derived mechanically from `12Dicts <http://wordlist.aspell.net/12dicts/>`_ by Alan Beale. It is the understanding of the author of ``xkcdpass`` that purely mechanical transformation does not imbue copyright in the resulting work. The documentation for the 12Dicts project at
+http://wordlist.aspell.net/12dicts/ contains the following dedication:
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+..
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+ The 12dicts lists were compiled by Alan Beale. I explicitly release them to the public domain, but request acknowledgment of their use.
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