User's Manual Part 2

KOBOEREADERUSERGUIDE 26
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
thebodyofthisLicense.
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.
Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheLibraryspecifiesaversion
numberofthisLicensewhichapplies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Librarydoesnotspecifyalicenseversion
number,youmaychooseanyversioneverpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
14. IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheLibraryintootherfreeprogramswhose
distributionconditionsareincompatiblewiththese,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.
Nowarranty
15. BECAUSETHELIBRARYISLICENSEDFREEOFCHARGE,THEREISNO
WARRANTYFORTHELIBRARY,TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLE
LAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITINGTHECOPYRIGHT
HOLDERSAND/OROTHERPARTIESPROVIDETHELIBRARY“ASIS”WITHOUT
WARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUT
NOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND