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yourobligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinent
obligations,thenasaconsequenceyoumaynotdistribute
theProgramatall.Forexample,ifapatentlicensewouldnot
permitroyalty-freeredistributionoftheProgrambyallthose
whoreceivecopiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,thenthe
onlywayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewouldbeto
refrainentirelyfromdistributionoftheProgram.
 Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceable
underanyparticularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesection
isintendedtoapplyandthesectionasawholeisintendedto
applyinothercircumstances.
 Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringe
anypatentsorotherpropertyrightclaimsortocontest
validityofanysuchclaims;thissectionhasthesolepurpose
ofprotectingtheintegrityofthefreesoftwaredistribution
system,whichisimplementedbypubliclicensepractices.
Manypeoplehavemadegenerouscontributionstothewide
rangeofsoftwaredistributedthroughthatsysteminreliance
onconsistentapplicationofthatsystem;itisuptotheauthor/
donortodecideifheorsheiswillingtodistributesoftware
throughanyothersystemandalicenseecannotimposethat
choice.
 Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatis
believedtobeaconsequenceoftherestofthisLicense.
8. Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheProgramisrestrictedin
certaincountrieseitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,
theoriginalcopyrightholderwhoplacestheProgramunder
thisLicensemayaddanexplicitgeographicaldistribution
limitationexcludingthosecountries,sothatdistributionis
permittedonlyinoramongcountriesnotthusexcluded.In
suchcase,thisLicenseincorporatesthelimitationasifwritten
inthebodyofthisLicense.
9. TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornew
versionsoftheGeneralPublicLicensefromtimetotime.Such
newversionswillbesimilarinspirittothepresentversion,but
maydierindetailtoaddressnewproblemsorconcerns.