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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/elasticsearch/kibana.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/elasticsearch/kibana?branch=master)
 
-Kibana is an open source (Apache Licensed), browser based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch. Kibana is a snap to setup and start using. Kibana strives to be easy to get started with, while also being flexible and powerful, just like Elasticsearch.
+Kibana is an open source ([Apache Licensed](https://github.com/elasticsearch/kibana/blob/master/LICENSE.md)), browser based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch. Kibana is a snap to setup and start using. Kibana strives to be easy to get started with, while also being flexible and powerful, just like Elasticsearch.
 
 ## Requirements