1 | GNU General Public License |
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3 | |
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4 | Version 2, June 1991 |
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6 | Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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7 | 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA |
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9 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies |
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10 | of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. |
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11 | |
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12 | Preamble |
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13 | ======== |
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14 | |
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15 | The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom |
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16 | to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is |
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17 | intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free |
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18 | software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This |
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19 | General Public License applies to most of the Free Software |
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20 | Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to |
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21 | using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by |
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22 | the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to |
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23 | your programs, too. |
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24 | |
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25 | When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. |
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26 | Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have |
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27 | the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this |
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28 | service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you |
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29 | want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new |
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30 | free programs; and that you know you can do these things. |
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31 | |
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32 | To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone |
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33 | to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. These |
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34 | restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you |
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35 | distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. |
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36 | |
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37 | For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis |
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38 | or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you |
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39 | have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source |
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40 | code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights. |
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41 | |
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42 | We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and |
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43 | (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, |
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44 | distribute and/or modify the software. |
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45 | |
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46 | Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain |
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47 | that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free |
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48 | software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we |
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49 | want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so |
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50 | that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original |
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51 | authors' reputations. |
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52 | |
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53 | Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. |
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54 | We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will |
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55 | individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program |
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56 | proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent |
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57 | must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. |
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58 | |
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59 | The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and |
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60 | modification follow. |
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61 | |
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62 | GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |
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63 | |
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64 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION |
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65 | |
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66 | 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a |
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67 | notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed |
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68 | under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", |
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69 | below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on |
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70 | the Program" means either the Program or any derivative work under |
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71 | copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a |
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72 | portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications and/or |
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73 | translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is |
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74 | included without limitation in the term "modification".) Each |
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75 | licensee is addressed as "you". |
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76 | |
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77 | Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are |
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78 | not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act |
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79 | of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the |
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80 | Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on |
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81 | the Program (independent of having been made by running the |
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82 | Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does. |
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83 | |
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84 | 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's |
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85 | source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you |
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86 | conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate |
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87 | copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the |
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88 | notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any |
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89 | warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of |
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90 | this License along with the Program. |
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91 | |
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92 | You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, |
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93 | and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange |
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94 | for a fee. |
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95 | |
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96 | 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion |
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97 | of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and |
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98 | distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 |
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99 | above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: |
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100 | |
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101 | a. You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices |
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102 | stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. |
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103 | |
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104 | b. You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that |
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105 | in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program |
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106 | or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge |
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107 | to all third parties under the terms of this License. |
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108 | |
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109 | c. If the modified program normally reads commands interactively |
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110 | when run, you must cause it, when started running for such |
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111 | interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display |
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112 | an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and |
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113 | a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you |
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114 | provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the |
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115 | program under these conditions, and telling the user how to |
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116 | view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program |
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117 | itself is interactive but does not normally print such an |
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118 | announcement, your work based on the Program is not required |
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119 | to print an announcement.) |
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120 | |
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121 | These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If |
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122 | identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the |
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123 | Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate |
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124 | works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not |
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125 | apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate |
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126 | works. But when you distribute the same sections as part of a |
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127 | whole which is a work based on the Program, the distribution of |
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128 | the whole must be on the terms of this License, whose permissions |
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129 | for other licensees extend to the entire whole, and thus to each |
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130 | and every part regardless of who wrote it. |
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131 | |
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132 | Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or |
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133 | contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather, the |
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134 | intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of |
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135 | derivative or collective works based on the Program. |
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136 | |
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137 | In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the |
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138 | Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on |
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139 | a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the |
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140 | other work under the scope of this License. |
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141 | |
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142 | 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, |
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143 | under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms |
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144 | of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the |
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145 | following: |
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146 | |
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147 | a. Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable |
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148 | source code, which must be distributed under the terms of |
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149 | Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for |
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150 | software interchange; or, |
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151 | |
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152 | b. Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three |
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153 | years, to give any third-party, for a charge no more than your |
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154 | cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete |
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155 | machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be |
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156 | distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a |
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157 | medium customarily used for software interchange; or, |
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158 | |
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159 | c. Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer |
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160 | to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is |
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161 | allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you |
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162 | received the program in object code or executable form with |
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163 | such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) |
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164 | |
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165 | The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for |
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166 | making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete |
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167 | source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, |
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168 | plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts |
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169 | used to control compilation and installation of the executable. |
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170 | However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need |
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171 | not include anything that is normally distributed (in either |
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172 | source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, |
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173 | kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable |
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174 | runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. |
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175 | |
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176 | If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering |
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177 | access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent |
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178 | access to copy the source code from the same place counts as |
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179 | distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not |
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180 | compelled to copy the source along with the object code. |
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181 | |
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182 | 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program |
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183 | except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt |
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184 | otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is |
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185 | void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this |
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186 | License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, |
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187 | from you under this License will not have their licenses |
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188 | terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance. |
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189 | |
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190 | 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not |
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191 | signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify |
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192 | or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions |
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193 | are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. |
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194 | Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work |
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195 | based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this |
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196 | License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, |
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197 | distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it. |
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198 | |
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199 | 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the |
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200 | Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the |
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201 | original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program |
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202 | subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any |
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203 | further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights |
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204 | granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance |
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205 | by third parties to this License. |
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206 | |
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207 | 7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent |
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208 | infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent |
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209 | issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, |
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210 | agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this |
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211 | License, they do not excuse you from the conditions of this |
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212 | License. If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously |
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213 | your obligations under this License and any other pertinent |
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214 | obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the |
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215 | Program at all. For example, if a patent license would not permit |
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216 | royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who |
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217 | receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only |
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218 | way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain |
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219 | entirely from distribution of the Program. |
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220 | |
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221 | If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable |
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222 | under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is |
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223 | intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply |
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224 | in other circumstances. |
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225 | |
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226 | It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any |
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227 | patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of |
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228 | any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting |
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229 | the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is |
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230 | implemented by public license practices. Many people have made |
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231 | generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed |
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232 | through that system in reliance on consistent application of that |
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233 | system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is |
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234 | willing to distribute software through any other system and a |
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235 | licensee cannot impose that choice. |
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236 | |
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237 | This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed |
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238 | to be a consequence of the rest of this License. |
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239 | |
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240 | 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in |
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241 | certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, |
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242 | the original copyright holder who places the Program under this |
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243 | License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation |
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244 | excluding those countries, so that distribution is permitted only |
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245 | in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this |
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246 | License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of |
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247 | this License. |
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248 | |
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249 | 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new |
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250 | versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such |
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251 | new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but |
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252 | may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. |
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253 | |
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254 | Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the |
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255 | Program specifies a version number of this License which applies |
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256 | to it and "any later version", you have the option of following |
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257 | the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later |
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258 | version published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Program |
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259 | does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose |
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260 | any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. |
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261 | |
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262 | 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free |
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263 | programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the |
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264 | author to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted |
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265 | by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software |
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266 | Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision |
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267 | will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of |
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268 | all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing |
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269 | and reuse of software generally. |
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270 | |
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271 | NO WARRANTY |
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272 | |
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273 | 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO |
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274 | WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE |
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275 | LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT |
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276 | HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT |
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277 | WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT |
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278 | NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND |
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279 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE |
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280 | QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE |
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281 | PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY |
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282 | SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. |
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283 | |
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284 | 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN |
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285 | WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY |
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286 | MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE |
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287 | LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, |
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288 | INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR |
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289 | INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF |
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290 | DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU |
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291 | OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY |
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292 | OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN |
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293 | ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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294 | |
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295 | END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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296 | |
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297 | How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs |
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298 | ============================================= |
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299 | |
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300 | If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest |
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301 | possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it |
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302 | free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these |
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303 | terms. |
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304 | |
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305 | To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to |
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306 | attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey |
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307 | the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the |
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308 | "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. |
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309 | |
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310 | ONE LINE TO GIVE THE PROGRAM'S NAME AND A BRIEF IDEA OF WHAT IT DOES. |
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311 | Copyright (C) YYYY NAME OF AUTHOR |
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312 | |
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313 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
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314 | it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by |
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315 | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or |
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316 | (at your option) any later version. |
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317 | |
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318 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
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319 | but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
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320 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
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321 | GNU General Public License for more details. |
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322 | |
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323 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
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324 | along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
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325 | Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. |
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326 | |
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327 | Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. |
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328 | |
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329 | If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this |
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330 | when it starts in an interactive mode: |
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331 | |
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332 | Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19YY NAME OF AUTHOR |
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333 | Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'. |
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334 | This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it |
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335 | under certain conditions; type `show c' for details. |
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336 | |
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337 | The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the |
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338 | appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the |
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339 | commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show |
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340 | c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your |
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341 | program. |
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342 | |
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343 | You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your |
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344 | school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if |
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345 | necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: |
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346 | |
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347 | Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program |
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348 | `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker. |
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349 | |
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350 | SIGNATURE OF TY COON, 1 April 1989 |
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351 | Ty Coon, President of Vice |
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352 | |
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353 | This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program |
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354 | into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, |
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355 | you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary |
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356 | applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the |
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357 | GNU Library General Public License instead of this License. |
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358 | |
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