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 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.
 Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheProgram
speciesaversionnumberofthisLicensewhichappliestoitand
“anylaterversion”,youhavetheoptionoffollowingthetermsand
conditionseitherofthatversionorofanylaterversionpublishedbythe
FreeSoftwareFoundation.IftheProgramdoesnotspecifyaversion
numberofthisLicense,youmaychooseanyversioneverpublished
bytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
10.IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheProgramintootherfree
programswhosedistribution conditions aredierent,writetothe
authortoaskforpermission.
 ForsoftwarewhichiscopyrightedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation,
writetotheFreeSoftwareFoundation;wesometimesmakeexceptions
forthis.Ourdecisionwillbeguidedbythetwogoalsofpreservingthe
freestatusofallderivativesofourfreesoftwareandofpromotingthe
sharingandreuseofsoftwaregenerally.