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 CLion
 =====
 
-`CLion <https://www.jetbrains.com/clion/>`_ is a commercial
-`JetBrains <https://www.jetbrains.com/>`_ IDE for C++.
+`CLion <https://www.jetbrains.com/clion/>`_ is a
+`JetBrains <https://www.jetbrains.com/>`_ IDE for C++ that's free for individual, non-commercial development.
 
 Importing the project
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