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3@setfilename gpl
4@settitle GNU General Public License
5@c man begin SEEALSO
6gfdl(7), fsf-funding(7).
7@c man end
8@c man begin COPYRIGHT
5e4bde96 9Copyright @copyright{} 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @url{http://fsf.org/}
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11Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
12license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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14@end ignore
15@node Copying
16@c man begin DESCRIPTION
17@appendix GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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18@c The GNU General Public License.
19@center Version 3, 29 June 2007
20
21@c This file is intended to be included within another document,
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5e4bde96 25Copyright @copyright{} 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @url{http://fsf.org/}
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27Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
28license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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30
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31@heading Preamble
32
33The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for
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36The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed
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5e4bde96 45When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
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5e4bde96 96@heading TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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99@item Definitions.
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597consequence you may not convey it at all. For example, if you agree
598to terms that obligate you to collect a royalty for further conveying
599from those to whom you convey the Program, the only way you could
600satisfy both those terms and this License would be to refrain entirely
601from conveying the Program.
602
603@item Use with the GNU Affero General Public License.
604
605Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, you have
606permission to link or combine any covered work with a work licensed
607under version 3 of the GNU Affero General Public License into a single
608combined work, and to convey the resulting work. The terms of this
609License will continue to apply to the part which is the covered work,
610but the special requirements of the GNU Affero General Public License,
611section 13, concerning interaction through a network will apply to the
612combination as such.
613
614@item Revised Versions of this License.
aab4e0ec 615
aab4e0ec 616The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
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617of the GNU General Public License from time to time. Such new
618versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may
619differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.
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621Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
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622specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General Public
623License ``or any later version'' applies to it, you have the option of
624following the terms and conditions either of that numbered version or
625of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. If
626the Program does not specify a version number of the GNU General
627Public License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free
628Software Foundation.
629
630If the Program specifies that a proxy can decide which future versions
631of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's public
632statement of acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you to
633choose that version for the Program.
634
635Later license versions may give you additional or different
636permissions. However, no additional obligations are imposed on any
637author or copyright holder as a result of your choosing to follow a
638later version.
639
640@item Disclaimer of Warranty.
641
642THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
643APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
644HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM ``AS IS'' WITHOUT
645WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
646LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
647A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
648PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
649DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
650CORRECTION.
651
652@item Limitation of Liability.
aab4e0ec 653
aab4e0ec 654IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
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655WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR
656CONVEYS THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
657INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
658ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT
659NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR
660LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM
661TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER
662PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
663
664@item Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
665
666If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided
667above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms,
668reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates
669an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the
670Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a
671copy of the Program in return for a fee.
672
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674
aab4e0ec 675@heading END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
aab4e0ec 676
5e4bde96 677@heading How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
aab4e0ec 678
5e4bde96 679If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
aab4e0ec 680possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
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681free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
682terms.
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5e4bde96 684To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
aab4e0ec 685to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
5e4bde96 686state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
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687the ``copyright'' line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
688
689@smallexample
690@var{one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.}
5e4bde96 691Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author}
aab4e0ec 692
5e4bde96 693This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
aab4e0ec 694it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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695the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
696your option) any later version.
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698This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
699WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
700MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
701General Public License for more details.
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703You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
5e4bde96 704along with this program. If not, see @url{http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
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705@end smallexample
706
707Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
708
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709If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
710notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
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712@smallexample
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713@var{program} Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author}
714This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type @samp{show w}.
aab4e0ec 715This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
5e4bde96 716under certain conditions; type @samp{show c} for details.
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717@end smallexample
718
719The hypothetical commands @samp{show w} and @samp{show c} should show
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720the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, your
721program's commands might be different; for a GUI interface, you would
722use an ``about box''.
723
724You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
725if any, to sign a ``copyright disclaimer'' for the program, if necessary.
726For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
727@url{http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
728
729The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your
730program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine
731library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary
732applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use
733the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License. But
734first, please read @url{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html}.
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