User's Manual

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piecesofitinnewfreeprograms;andthatyouknowyoucando
these things.
Toprotectyourrights,weneedtomakerestrictionsthatforbid
anyonetodenyyoutheserightsortoaskyoutosurrenderthe
rights.Theserestrictionstranslatetocertainresponsibilitiesforyou
ifyoudistributecopiesofthesoftware,orifyoumodifyit.
Forexample,ifyoudistributecopiesofsuchaprogram,whether
gratisorforafee,youmustgivetherecipientsalltherightsthat
youhave.Youmustmakesurethatthey,too,receiveorcangetthe
sourcecode.Andyoumustshowthemthesetermssotheyknow
their rights.
Weprotectyourrightswithtwosteps:(1)copyrightthesoftware,
and(2)oeryouthislicensewhichgivesyoulegalpermissionto
copy,distributeand/ormodifythesoftware.