Add document about redistribution terms (#9069)

* Add document about redistribution * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Maira Wenzel <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Maira Wenzel <[email protected]>
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+# License Information
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+The .NET projects uses the MIT license for source and binaries.
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+## Third-party code
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+The project includes source from other projects, as described in third-party notices, for example in the [dotnet/runtime repo](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT). Only permissively licensed code is allowed, in accordance with [project policies](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#copying-files-from-other-projects).
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+## Redistribution
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+Binaries produced by .NET SDK compilers (C#, F#, VB) can be redistributed without additional restrictions. The only restrictions are based on the license of the compiler inputs used to produce the binary.
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+Parts of the .NET runtime embedded in applications, including [platform-specific executable hosts](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli#framework-dependent-executable), and [self-contained deployments](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli#self-contained-deployment), are subject to [.NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/blob/main/LICENSE.TXT) and [third-party notice](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/blob/main/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt) license terms.
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+Binaries that target Windows are subject to [additional terms](license-information-windows.md).
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+This document is provided for informative purposes only and is not itself a license.