User's Manual

11.If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatentinfringementorforany
otherreason(notlimitedtopatentissues),conditionsareimposedonyou(whetherby
courtorder,agreementorotherwise)thatcontradicttheconditionsofthisLicense,theydo
notexcuseyoufromtheconditionsofthisLicense.Ifyoucannotdistributesoastosatisfy
simultaneouslyyourobligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinentobligations,
thenasaconsequenceyoumaynotdistributetheLibraryatall.Forexample,ifapatent
licensewouldnotpermitroyalty‐freeredistributionoftheLibrarybyallthosewhoreceive
copiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,thentheonlywayyoucouldsatisfybothitand
thisLicensewouldbetorefrainentirelyfromdistributionoftheLibrary.
Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceableunderanyparticular
circumstance,thebalanceofthesectionisintendedtoapply,andthesectionasawholeis
intendedtoapplyinothercircumstances.
Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeanypatentsorotherproperty
rightclaimsortocontestvalidityofanysuchclaims;thissectionhasthesolepurposeof
protectingtheintegrityofthefreesoftwaredistributionsystemwhichisimplementedby
publiclicensepractices.Manypeoplehavemadegenerouscontributionstothewiderange
ofsoftwaredistributedthroughthatsysteminrelianceonconsistentapplicationofthat
system;itisuptotheauthor/donortodecideifheorsheiswillingtodistributesoftware
throughanyothersystemandalicensee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.
12.Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheLibraryisrestrictedincertaincountrieseitherby
patentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,theoriginalcopyrightholderwhoplacestheLibrary
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.
13.TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornewversionsoftheLesser
GeneralPublicLicensefromtimetotime.Suchnewversionswillbesimilarinspirittothe
presentversion,butmaydifferindetailtoaddressnewproblemsorconcerns.