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2GNU General Public License, version 1
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4 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
5 Version 1, February 1989
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7 Copyright (C) 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
8 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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12 Preamble
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14 The license agreements of most software companies try to keep users
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22 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
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31These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you
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34 For example, if you distribute copies of a such a program, whether
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53 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
54 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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56 0. This License Agreement applies to any program or other work which
57contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be
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64 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program`s source
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74it, and copy and distribute such modifications under the terms of Paragraph
751 above, provided that you also do the following:
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77 a) cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that
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87 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when
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193 END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
194
195 Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
196
197 If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
198possible use to humanity, the best way to achieve this is to make it
199free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
200terms.
201
202 To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to
203attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey
204the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
205"copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
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207 <one line to give the program`s name and a brief idea of what it does.>
208 Copyright (C) 19yy <name of author>
209
210 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
211 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
212 the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
213 any later version.
214
215 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
216 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
217 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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220 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
221 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
222 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
223
224Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
225
226If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
227when it starts in an interactive mode:
228
229 Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19xx name of author
230 Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w`.
231 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
232 under certain conditions; type `show c` for details.
233
234The hypothetical commands `show w` and `show c` should show the
235appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the
236commands you use may be called something other than `show w` and `show
237c`; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your
238program.
239
240You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
241school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
242necessary. Here a sample; alter the names:
243
244 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
245 program `Gnomovision` (a program to direct compilers to make passes
246 at assemblers) written by James Hacker.
247
248 <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
249 Ty Coon, President of Vice
250
251That`s all there is to it!
252