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Finally,anyfreeprogramisthreatenedconstantlybysoftware
patents.Wewishtoavoidthedangerthatredistributorsofafree
programwillindividuallyobtainpatentlicenses,ineectmaking
theprogramproprietary.Topreventthis,wehavemadeitclear
thatanypatentmustbelicensedforeveryone’sfreeuseornot
licensed at all.
Theprecisetermsandconditionsforcopying,distributionand
modicationfollow.
Terms & conditions for copying, distribution, & modication
0. ThisLicenseappliestoanyprogramorotherworkwhich
containsanoticeplacedbythecopyrightholdersayingitmay
bedistributedunderthetermsofthisGeneralPublicLicense.
The“Program”,below,referstoanysuchprogramorwork,and
a“workbasedontheProgram”meanseithertheProgramor
any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work
containingtheProgramoraportionofit,eitherverbatimor
withmodicationsand/ortranslatedintoanotherlanguage.
(Hereinafter,translationisincludedwithoutlimitationinthe
term“modication”.)Eachlicenseeisaddressedas“you”.
 Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionandmodicationare
notcoveredbythisLicense;theyareoutsideitsscope.Theact
ofrunningtheProgramisnotrestricted,andtheoutputfrom
theProgramiscoveredonlyifitscontentsconstituteawork
basedontheProgram(independentofhavingbeenmadeby
runningtheProgram).Whetherthatistruedependsonwhat
theProgramdoes.
1.YoumaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesoftheProgram’s
sourcecodeasyoureceiveit,inanymedium,providedthat
youconspicuouslyandappropriatelypublishoneachcopy
anappropriatecopyrightnoticeanddisclaimerofwarranty;
keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the
absenceofanywarranty;andgiveanyotherrecipientsofthe
ProgramacopyofthisLicensealongwiththeProgram.