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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.
NOWARRANTY
11.BECAUSETHEPROGRAMISLICENSEDFREEOFCHARGE,THEREIS
NOWARRANTYFORTHEPROGRAM,TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBY
APPLICABLELAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITING
THECOPYRIGHTHOLDERSAND/OROTHERPARTIESPROVIDETHE
PROGRAM“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOF ANYKIND, EITHER