Specifications

TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornewversionsoftheGNU
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.
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Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheProgramspecifiesthata
certainnumberedversionoftheGNUGeneralPublicLicense“oranylaterversion”applies
toit,youhavetheoptionoffollowingthetermsandconditionseitherofthatnumbered
versionorofanylaterversionpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.IftheProgram
doesnotspecifyaversionnumberoftheGNUGeneralPublicLicense,youmaychooseany
versioneverpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
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IftheProgramspecifiesthataproxycandecidewhichfutureversionsoftheGNUGeneral
PublicLicensecanbeused,thatproxy'spublicstatementofacceptanceofaversion
permanentlyauthorizesyoutochoosethatversionfortheProgram.
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Laterlicenseversionsmaygiveyouadditionalordifferentpermissions.However,no
additionalobligationsareimposedonanyauthororcopyrightholderasaresultofyour
choosingtofollowalaterversion.
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15.DisclaimerofWarranty.
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EXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIED
WARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THE
ENTIRERISKASTOTHEQUALITYANDPERFORMANCEOFTHEPROGRAMISWITHYOU.
SHOULDTHEPROGRAMPROVEDEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHECOSTOFALLNECESSARY
SERVICING,REPAIRORCORRECTION.
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16.LimitationofLiability.
INNOEVENTUNLESSREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWORAGREEDTOINWRITINGWILL
ANYCOPYRIGHTHOLDER,ORANYOTHERPARTYWHOMODIFIESAND/ORCONVEYSTHE
PROGRAMASPERMITTEDABOVE,BELIABLETOYOUFORDAMAGES,INCLUDINGANY
GENERAL,SPECIAL,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFTHEUSE
ORINABILITYTOUSETHEPROGRAM(INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFDATAOR
DATABEINGRENDEREDINACCURATEORLOSSESSUSTAINEDBYYOUORTHIRDPARTIES
ORAFAILUREOFTHEPROGRAMTOOPERATEWITHANYOTHERPROGRAMS),EVENIF
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