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  1.                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  2.                        Version 2, June 1991
  3.  
  4.  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  5.                           675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
  6.  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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  8.  
  9.                             Preamble
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  11.   The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
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  20.  
  21.   When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
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  58.                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  59.    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
  60.  
  61.   0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
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  77.  
  78.   1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's
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  169.   4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
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  202. license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by
  203. all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then
  204. the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to
  205. refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
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  207. If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
  208. any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
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  210. circumstances.
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  215. integrity of the free software distribution system, which is
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  221. impose that choice.
  222.  
  223. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
  224. be a consequence of the rest of this License.
  225.   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
  226. certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
  227. original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
  228. may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
  229. those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
  230. countries not thus excluded.  In such case, this License incorporates
  231. the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
  232.  
  233.   9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
  234. of the General Public License from time to time.  Such new versions will
  235. be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
  236. address new problems or concerns.
  237.  
  238. Each version is given a distinguishing version number.  If the Program
  239. specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
  240. later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
  241. either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
  242. Software Foundation.  If the Program does not specify a version number of
  243. this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
  244. Foundation.
  245.  
  246.   10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
  247. programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
  248. to ask for permission.  For software which is copyrighted by the Free
  249. Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
  250. make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
  251. of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
  252. of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
  253.  
  254.                             NO WARRANTY
  255.  
  256.   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
  257. FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
  258. OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
  259. PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
  260. OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  261. MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS
  262. TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE
  263. PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
  264. REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
  265.  
  266.   12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
  267. WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
  268. REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
  269. INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
  270. OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
  271. TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
  272. YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
  273. PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
  274. POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  275.  
  276.                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  277.         Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
  278.  
  279.   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
  280. possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
  281. free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
  282.  
  283.   To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
  284. to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
  285. convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
  286. the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
  287.  
  288.     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
  289.     Copyright (C) 19yy  <name of author>
  290.  
  291.     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  292.     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  293.     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  294.     (at your option) any later version.
  295.  
  296.     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  297.     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  298.     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  299.     GNU General Public License for more details.
  300.  
  301.     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  302.     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  303.     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  304.  
  305. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
  306.  
  307. If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
  308. when it starts in an interactive mode:
  309.  
  310.     Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
  311.     Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
  312.     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
  313.     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
  314.  
  315. The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
  316. parts of the General Public License.  Of course, the commands you use may
  317. be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be
  318. mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
  319.  
  320. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
  321. school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
  322. necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
  323.  
  324.   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
  325.   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
  326.  
  327.   <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
  328.   Ty Coon, President of Vice
  329.  
  330. This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
  331. proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
  332. consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
  333. library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
  334. Public License instead of this License.
  335.