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  1                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE      1                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  2                        Version 2, June 1991         2                        Version 2, June 1991
  3                                                     3 
  4  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Founda      4  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  5  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 0      5  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  6  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute       6  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  7  of this license document, but changing it is       7  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
  8                                                     8 
  9                             Preamble                9                             Preamble
 10                                                    10 
 11   The licenses for most software are designed      11   The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
 12 freedom to share and change it.  By contrast,      12 freedom to share and change it.  By contrast, the GNU General Public
 13 License is intended to guarantee your freedom      13 License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free
 14 software--to make sure the software is free fo     14 software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.  This
 15 General Public License applies to most of the      15 General Public License applies to most of the Free Software
 16 Foundation's software and to any other program     16 Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to
 17 using it.  (Some other Free Software Foundatio     17 using it.  (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by
 18 the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.     18 the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.)  You can apply it to
 19 your programs, too.                                19 your programs, too.
 20                                                    20 
 21   When we speak of free software, we are refer     21   When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
 22 price.  Our General Public Licenses are design     22 price.  Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you
 23 have the freedom to distribute copies of free      23 have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for
 24 this service if you wish), that you receive so     24 this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it
 25 if you want it, that you can change the softwa     25 if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it
 26 in new free programs; and that you know you ca     26 in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.
 27                                                    27 
 28   To protect your rights, we need to make rest     28   To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid
 29 anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you      29 anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights.
 30 These restrictions translate to certain respon     30 These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you
 31 distribute copies of the software, or if you m     31 distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.
 32                                                    32 
 33   For example, if you distribute copies of suc     33   For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether
 34 gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipie     34 gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that
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 36 source code.  And you must show them these ter     36 source code.  And you must show them these terms so they know their
 37 rights.                                            37 rights.
 38                                                    38 
 39   We protect your rights with two steps: (1) c     39   We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and
 40 (2) offer you this license which gives you leg     40 (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy,
 41 distribute and/or modify the software.             41 distribute and/or modify the software.
 42                                                    42 
 43   Also, for each author's protection and ours,     43   Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain
 44 that everyone understands that there is no war     44 that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free
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 48 authors' reputations.                              48 authors' reputations.
 49                                                    49 
 50   Finally, any free program is threatened cons     50   Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software
 51 patents.  We wish to avoid the danger that red     51 patents.  We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free
 52 program will individually obtain patent licens     52 program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the
 53 program proprietary.  To prevent this, we have     53 program proprietary.  To prevent this, we have made it clear that any
 54 patent must be licensed for everyone's free us     54 patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
 55                                                    55 
 56   The precise terms and conditions for copying     56   The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
 57 modification follow.                               57 modification follow.
 58                                                    58 
 59                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE     59                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 60    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUT     60    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 61                                                    61 
 62   0. This License applies to any program or ot     62   0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
 63 a notice placed by the copyright holder saying     63 a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed
 64 under the terms of this General Public License     64 under the terms of this General Public License.  The "Program", below,
 65 refers to any such program or work, and a "wor     65 refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"
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 67 that is to say, a work containing the Program      67 that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it,
 68 either verbatim or with modifications and/or t     68 either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another
 69 language.  (Hereinafter, translation is includ     69 language.  (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in
 70 the term "modification".)  Each licensee is ad     70 the term "modification".)  Each licensee is addressed as "you".
 71                                                    71 
 72 Activities other than copying, distribution an     72 Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
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 74 running the Program is not restricted, and the     74 running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program
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 76 Program (independent of having been made by ru     76 Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).
 77 Whether that is true depends on what the Progr     77 Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
 78                                                    78 
 79   1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copi     79   1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's
 80 source code as you receive it, in any medium,      80 source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you
 81 conspicuously and appropriately publish on eac     81 conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate
 82 copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; k     82 copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the
 83 notices that refer to this License and to the      83 notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty;
 84 and give any other recipients of the Program a     84 and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License
 85 along with the Program.                            85 along with the Program.
 86                                                    86 
 87 You may charge a fee for the physical act of t     87 You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
 88 you may at your option offer warranty protecti     88 you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.
 89                                                    89 
 90   2. You may modify your copy or copies of the     90   2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion
 91 of it, thus forming a work based on the Progra     91 of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and
 92 distribute such modifications or work under th     92 distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1
 93 above, provided that you also meet all of thes     93 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
 94                                                    94 
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 97                                                    97 
 98     b) You must cause any work that you distri     98     b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
 99     whole or in part contains or is derived fr     99     whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
100     part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at    100     part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
101     parties under the terms of this License.      101     parties under the terms of this License.
102                                                   102 
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104     when run, you must cause it, when started     104     when run, you must cause it, when started running for such
105     interactive use in the most ordinary way,     105     interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an
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107     notice that there is no warranty (or else,    107     notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide
108     a warranty) and that users may redistribut    108     a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under
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113                                                   113 
114 These requirements apply to the modified work     114 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.  If
115 identifiable sections of that work are not der    115 identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
116 and can be reasonably considered independent a    116 and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
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119 distribute the same sections as part of a whol    119 distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based
120 on the Program, the distribution of the whole     120 on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of
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122 entire whole, and thus to each and every part     122 entire whole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it.
123                                                   123 
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126 exercise the right to control the distribution    126 exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or
127 collective works based on the Program.            127 collective works based on the Program.
128                                                   128 
129 In addition, mere aggregation of another work     129 In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program
130 with the Program (or with a work based on the     130 with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of
131 a storage or distribution medium does not brin    131 a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under
132 the scope of this License.                        132 the scope of this License.
133                                                   133 
134   3. You may copy and distribute the Program (    134   3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
135 under Section 2) in object code or executable     135 under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
136 Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also     136 Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
137                                                   137 
138     a) Accompany it with the complete correspo    138     a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
139     source code, which must be distributed und    139     source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections
140     1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used    140     1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
141                                                   141 
142     b) Accompany it with a written offer, vali    142     b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
143     years, to give any third party, for a char    143     years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your
144     cost of physically performing source distr    144     cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
145     machine-readable copy of the corresponding    145     machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be
146     distributed under the terms of Sections 1     146     distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium
147     customarily used for software interchange;    147     customarily used for software interchange; or,
148                                                   148 
149     c) Accompany it with the information you r    149     c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer
150     to distribute corresponding source code.      150     to distribute corresponding source code.  (This alternative is
151     allowed only for noncommercial distributio    151     allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you
152     received the program in object code or exe    152     received the program in object code or executable form with such
153     an offer, in accord with Subsection b abov    153     an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)
154                                                   154 
155 The source code for a work means the preferred    155 The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for
156 making modifications to it.  For an executable    156 making modifications to it.  For an executable work, complete source
157 code means all the source code for all modules    157 code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any
158 associated interface definition files, plus th    158 associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to
159 control compilation and installation of the ex    159 control compilation and installation of the executable.  However, as a
160 special exception, the source code distributed    160 special exception, the source code distributed need not include
161 anything that is normally distributed (in eith    161 anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary
162 form) with the major components (compiler, ker    162 form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the
163 operating system on which the executable runs,    163 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component
164 itself accompanies the executable.                164 itself accompanies the executable.
165                                                   165 
166 If distribution of executable or object code i    166 If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering
167 access to copy from a designated place, then o    167 access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent
168 access to copy the source code from the same p    168 access to copy the source code from the same place counts as
169 distribution of the source code, even though t    169 distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
170 compelled to copy the source along with the ob    170 compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
171                                                   171 
172   4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or     172   4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
173 except as expressly provided under this Licens    173 except as expressly provided under this License.  Any attempt
174 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distr    174 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is
175 void, and will automatically terminate your ri    175 void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.
176 However, parties who have received copies, or     176 However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under
177 this License will not have their licenses term    177 this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such
178 parties remain in full compliance.                178 parties remain in full compliance.
179                                                   179 
180   5. You are not required to accept this Licen    180   5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not
181 signed it.  However, nothing else grants you p    181 signed it.  However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or
182 distribute the Program or its derivative works    182 distribute the Program or its derivative works.  These actions are
183 prohibited by law if you do not accept this Li    183 prohibited by law if you do not accept this License.  Therefore, by
184 modifying or distributing the Program (or any     184 modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the
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186 all its terms and conditions for copying, dist    186 all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying
187 the Program or works based on it.                 187 the Program or works based on it.
188                                                   188 
189   6. Each time you redistribute the Program (o    189   6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the
190 Program), the recipient automatically receives    190 Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the
191 original licensor to copy, distribute or modif    191 original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to
192 these terms and conditions.  You may not impos    192 these terms and conditions.  You may not impose any further
193 restrictions on the recipients' exercise of th    193 restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
194 You are not responsible for enforcing complian    194 You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to
195 this License.                                     195 this License.
196                                                   196 
197   7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment     197   7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent
198 infringement or for any other reason (not limi    198 infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues),
199 conditions are imposed on you (whether by cour    199 conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or
200 otherwise) that contradict the conditions of t    200 otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not
201 excuse you from the conditions of this License    201 excuse you from the conditions of this License.  If you cannot
202 distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously you    202 distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this
203 License and any other pertinent obligations, t    203 License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you
204 may not distribute the Program at all.  For ex    204 may not distribute the Program at all.  For example, if a patent
205 license would not permit royalty-free redistri    205 license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by
206 all those who receive copies directly or indir    206 all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then
207 the only way you could satisfy both it and thi    207 the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to
208 refrain entirely from distribution of the Prog    208 refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
209                                                   209 
210 If any portion of this section is held invalid    210 If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
211 any particular circumstance, the balance of th    211 any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
212 apply and the section as a whole is intended t    212 apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other
213 circumstances.                                    213 circumstances.
214                                                   214 
215 It is not the purpose of this section to induc    215 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any
216 patents or other property right claims or to c    216 patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any
217 such claims; this section has the sole purpose    217 such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the
218 integrity of the free software distribution sy    218 integrity of the free software distribution system, which is
219 implemented by public license practices.  Many    219 implemented by public license practices.  Many people have made
220 generous contributions to the wide range of so    220 generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed
221 through that system in reliance on consistent     221 through that system in reliance on consistent application of that
222 system; it is up to the author/donor to decide    222 system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing
223 to distribute software through any other syste    223 to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot
224 impose that choice.                               224 impose that choice.
225                                                   225 
226 This section is intended to make thoroughly cl    226 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
227 be a consequence of the rest of this License.     227 be a consequence of the rest of this License.
228                                                   228 
229   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Pro    229   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
230 certain countries either by patents or by copy    230 certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
231 original copyright holder who places the Progr    231 original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
232 may add an explicit geographical distribution     232 may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
233 those countries, so that distribution is permi    233 those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
234 countries not thus excluded.  In such case, th    234 countries not thus excluded.  In such case, this License incorporates
235 the limitation as if written in the body of th    235 the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
236                                                   236 
237   9. The Free Software Foundation may publish     237   9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
238 of the General Public License from time to tim    238 of the General Public License from time to time.  Such new versions will
239 be similar in spirit to the present version, b    239 be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
240 address new problems or concerns.                 240 address new problems or concerns.
241                                                   241 
242 Each version is given a distinguishing version    242 Each version is given a distinguishing version number.  If the Program
243 specifies a version number of this License whi    243 specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
244 later version", you have the option of followi    244 later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
245 either of that version or of any later version    245 either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
246 Software Foundation.  If the Program does not     246 Software Foundation.  If the Program does not specify a version number of
247 this License, you may choose any version ever     247 this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
248 Foundation.                                       248 Foundation.
249                                                   249 
250   10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the     250   10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
251 programs whose distribution conditions are dif    251 programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
252 to ask for permission.  For software which is     252 to ask for permission.  For software which is copyrighted by the Free
253 Software Foundation, write to the Free Softwar    253 Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
254 make exceptions for this.  Our decision will b    254 make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
255 of preserving the free status of all derivativ    255 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
256 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software    256 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
257                                                   257 
258                             NO WARRANTY           258                             NO WARRANTY
259                                                   259 
260   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF     260   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
261 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY AP    261 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
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263 PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY O    263 PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
264 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE    264 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
265 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR P    265 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS
266 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM     266 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE
267 PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST O    267 PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
268 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.                             268 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
269                                                   269 
270   12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABL    270   12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
271 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY     271 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
272 REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, B    272 REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
273 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR     273 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
274 OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM    274 OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
275 TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCUR    275 TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
276 YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGR    276 YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
277 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY     277 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
278 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.                      278 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
279                                                   279 
280                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIO    280                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
281                                                   281 
282             How to Apply These Terms to Your N    282             How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
283                                                   283 
284   If you develop a new program, and you want i    284   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
285 possible use to the public, the best way to ac    285 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
286 free software which everyone can redistribute     286 free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
287                                                   287 
288   To do so, attach the following notices to th    288   To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
289 to attach them to the start of each source fil    289 to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
290 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each fil    290 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
291 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where th    291 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
292                                                   292 
293     <one line to give the program's name and a    293     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
294     Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>        294     Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
295                                                   295 
296     This program is free software; you can red    296     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
297     it under the terms of the GNU General Publ    297     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
298     the Free Software Foundation; either versi    298     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
299     (at your option) any later version.           299     (at your option) any later version.
300                                                   300 
301     This program is distributed in the hope th    301     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
302     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the    302     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
303     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULA    303     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
304     GNU General Public License for more detail    304     GNU General Public License for more details.
305                                                   305 
306     You should have received a copy of the GNU    306     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
307     with this program; if not, write to the Fr    307     with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
308     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, M    308     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
309                                                   309 
310 Also add information on how to contact you by     310 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
311                                                   311 
312 If the program is interactive, make it output     312 If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
313 when it starts in an interactive mode:            313 when it starts in an interactive mode:
314                                                   314 
315     Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year    315     Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
316     Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRA    316     Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
317     This is free software, and you are welcome    317     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
318     under certain conditions; type `show c' fo    318     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
319                                                   319 
320 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c    320 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
321 parts of the General Public License.  Of cours    321 parts of the General Public License.  Of course, the commands you use may
322 be called something other than `show w' and `s    322 be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be
323 mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits you    323 mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
324                                                   324 
325 You should also get your employer (if you work    325 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
326 school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaime    326 school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
327 necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:    327 necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
328                                                   328 
329   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyrig    329   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
330   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compile    330   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
331                                                   331 
332   <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989            332   <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
333   Ty Coon, President of Vice                      333   Ty Coon, President of Vice
334                                                   334 
335 This General Public License does not permit in    335 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
336 proprietary programs.  If your program is a su    336 proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
337 consider it more useful to permit linking prop    337 consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
338 library.  If this is what you want to do, use     338 library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
339 Public License instead of this License.           339 Public License instead of this License.
                                                      

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