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  1 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0                 
  2 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only            
  3 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+                
  4 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later        
  5 SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.ht    
  6 Usage-Guide:                                      
  7   To use this license in source code, put one     
  8   tag/value pairs into a comment according to     
  9   guidelines in the licensing rules documentat    
 10   For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) versio    
 11     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0              
 12   or                                              
 13     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only         
 14   For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) versio    
 15     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+             
 16   or                                              
 17     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later     
 18 License-Text:                                     
 19                                                   
 20                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE    
 21                        Version 2, June 1991       
 22                                                   
 23  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Founda    
 24                        51 Franklin St, Fifth F    
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 26  of this license document, but changing it is     
 27                                                   
 28                             Preamble              
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 32 License is intended to guarantee your freedom     
 33 software--to make sure the software is free fo    
 34 General Public License applies to most of the     
 35 Foundation's software and to any other program    
 36 using it.  (Some other Free Software Foundatio    
 37 the GNU Library General Public License instead    
 38 your programs, too.                               
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 40   When we speak of free software, we are refer    
 41 price.  Our General Public Licenses are design    
 42 have the freedom to distribute copies of free     
 43 this service if you wish), that you receive so    
 44 if you want it, that you can change the softwa    
 45 in new free programs; and that you know you ca    
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 48 anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you     
 49 These restrictions translate to certain respon    
 50 distribute copies of the software, or if you m    
 51                                                   
 52   For example, if you distribute copies of suc    
 53 gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipie    
 54 you have.  You must make sure that they, too,     
 55 source code.  And you must show them these ter    
 56 rights.                                           
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 58   We protect your rights with two steps: (1) c    
 59 (2) offer you this license which gives you leg    
 60 distribute and/or modify the software.            
 61                                                   
 62   Also, for each author's protection and ours,    
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 64 software.  If the software is modified by some    
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 66 that any problems introduced by others will no    
 67 authors' reputations.                             
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 71 program will individually obtain patent licens    
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 73 patent must be licensed for everyone's free us    
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 76 modification follow.                              
 77                                                  
 78                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE    
 79    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUT    
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 95 Program (independent of having been made by ru    
 96 Whether that is true depends on what the Progr    
 97                                                   
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107 you may at your option offer warranty protecti    
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111 distribute such modifications or work under th    
112 above, provided that you also meet all of thes    
113                                                   
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115     stating that you changed the files and the    
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130     does not normally print such an announceme    
131     the Program is not required to print an an    
132                                                  
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135 and can be reasonably considered independent a    
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142                                                   
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145 exercise the right to control the distribution    
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147                                                   
148 In addition, mere aggregation of another work     
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150 a storage or distribution medium does not brin    
151 the scope of this License.                        
152                                                   
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155 Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also     
156                                                   
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169     to distribute corresponding source code.      
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173                                                   
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190                                                  
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228                                                   
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254 the limitation as if written in the body of th    
255                                                   
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259 address new problems or concerns.                 
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267 Foundation.                                       
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273 make exceptions for this.  Our decision will b    
274 of preserving the free status of all derivativ    
275 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software    
276                                                   
277                             NO WARRANTY           
278                                                   
279   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF     
280 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY AP    
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283 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE    
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285 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM     
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287 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.                             
288                                                   
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290 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY     
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296 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY     
297 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.                      
298                                                   
299                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIO    
300                                                  
301             How to Apply These Terms to Your N    
302                                                   
303   If you develop a new program, and you want i    
304 possible use to the public, the best way to ac    
305 free software which everyone can redistribute     
306                                                   
307   To do so, attach the following notices to th    
308 to attach them to the start of each source fil    
309 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each fil    
310 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where th    
311                                                   
312     <one line to give the program's name and a    
313     Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>        
314                                                   
315     This program is free software; you can red    
316     it under the terms of the GNU General Publ    
317     the Free Software Foundation; either versi    
318     (at your option) any later version.           
319                                                   
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323     GNU General Public License for more detail    
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326     along with this program; if not, write to     
327     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Fl    
328                                                   
329                                                   
330 Also add information on how to contact you by     
331                                                   
332 If the program is interactive, make it output     
333 when it starts in an interactive mode:            
334                                                   
335     Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year    
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337     This is free software, and you are welcome    
338     under certain conditions; type `show c' fo    
339                                                   
340 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c    
341 parts of the General Public License.  Of cours    
342 be called something other than `show w' and `s    
343 mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits you    
344                                                   
345 You should also get your employer (if you work    
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347 necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:    
348                                                   
349   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyrig    
350   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compile    
351                                                   
352   <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989            
353   Ty Coon, President of Vice                      
354                                                   
355 This General Public License does not permit in    
356 proprietary programs.  If your program is a su    
357 consider it more useful to permit linking prop    
358 library.  If this is what you want to do, use     
359 Public License instead of this License.           
                                                      

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