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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.
 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.