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  2.                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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  4.                        Version 2, June 1991
  5.  
  6.  
  7.  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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  67.    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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  218. If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
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  233.  
  234. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
  235. be a consequence of the rest of this License.
  236.  
  237.   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
  238. certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
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  240. may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
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  244.  
  245.   9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
  246. of the General Public License from time to time.  Such new versions will
  247. be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
  248. address new problems or concerns.
  249.  
  250. Each version is given a distinguishing version number.  If the Program
  251. specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
  252. later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
  253. either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
  254. Software Foundation.  If the Program does not specify a version number of
  255. this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
  256. Foundation.
  257.  
  258.   10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
  259. programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
  260. to ask for permission.  For software which is copyrighted by the Free
  261. Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
  262. make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
  263. of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
  264. of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
  265.  
  266.        NO WARRANTY
  267.  
  268.   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
  269. FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
  270. OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
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  272. OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  273. MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS
  274. TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE
  275. PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
  276. REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
  277.  
  278.   12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
  279. WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
  280. REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
  281. INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
  282. OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
  283. TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
  284. YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
  285. PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
  286. POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  287.  
  288.          END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  289.  
  290.  Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
  291.  
  292.   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
  293. possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
  294. free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
  295.  
  296.   To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
  297. to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
  298. convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
  299. the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
  300.  
  301.     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
  302.     Copyright (C) 19yy  <name of author>
  303.  
  304.     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  305.     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  306.     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  307.     (at your option) any later version.
  308.  
  309.     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  310.     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  311.     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  312.     GNU General Public License for more details.
  313.  
  314.     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  315.     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  316.     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  317.  
  318. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
  319.  
  320. If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
  321. when it starts in an interactive mode:
  322.  
  323.     Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
  324.     Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
  325.     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
  326.     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
  327.  
  328. The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
  329. parts of the General Public License.  Of course, the commands you use may
  330. be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be
  331. mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
  332.  
  333. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
  334. school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
  335. necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
  336.  
  337.   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
  338.   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
  339.  
  340.   <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
  341.   Ty Coon, President of Vice
  342.  
  343. This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
  344. proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
  345. consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
  346. library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
  347. Public License instead of this License.
  348.