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 the goal with this is to create a very straightforward interface with the 3DS's OS.
 it is not meant to provide higher level functions; to put things in perspective, the purpose of ctrulib would be to sit between the OS and a possible port of SDL rather than replace it.
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+you may do whatever the hell you want with ctrulib as long as you give proper credit to its authors. that includes making commercial games/apps that use ctrulib. i'd personally rather you didn't sell ctrulib itself, because that would not be nice of you, but i'm not a lawyer and it's not like i'm going to sue you.