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About googlehosts/hosts

GoogleHosts is a hosts file project designed to serve Chinese-speaking users globally, with operations based in the United States. The project maintains and distributes modified hosts files that are automatically generated through a build system, with the source configuration stored in a separate hosts-source branch as a YAML file. The hosts file content is regularly updated and available through multiple mirror locations for redundancy and accessibility.

The project operates with community collaboration through Telegram channels for both discussion and notifications about updates. The distribution model emphasizes that while the hosts files and related resources can be copied and redistributed, they must follow specific terms including maintaining identical licensing terms, providing proper attribution to original authors, and prohibiting commercial use. All code is released under MIT License while the hosts content itself uses a modified Hosts license that includes the SATA (Star And Thank the Author) clause, requiring users to acknowledge and appreciate the open-source projects they depend on.

The project explicitly discontinued use of the googlehosts.org domain and cautions users to avoid potential phishing sites using that name. Users are advised to comply with local laws and regulations when using the project, with the maintainers accepting no responsibility for issues arising from use of these hosts files.