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15<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                    </span>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</p>
16<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                       </span>Version 2, June 1991</p>
17<p class="p2"><br></p>
18<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,</p>
19<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA</p>
20<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies</p>
21<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.</p>
22<p class="p2"><br></p>
23<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                            </span>Preamble</p>
24<p class="p2"><br></p>
25<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The licenses for most software are designed to take away your</p>
26<p class="p1">freedom to share and change it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>By contrast, the GNU General Public</p>
27<p class="p1">License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free</p>
28<p class="p1">software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>This</p>
29<p class="p1">General Public License applies to most of the Free Software</p>
30<p class="p1">Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to</p>
31<p class="p1">using it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by</p>
32<p class="p1">the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.)<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>You can apply it to</p>
33<p class="p1">your programs, too.</p>
34<p class="p2"><br></p>
35<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not</p>
36<p class="p1">price.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you</p>
37<p class="p1">have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for</p>
38<p class="p1">this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it</p>
39<p class="p1">if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it</p>
40<p class="p1">in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.</p>
41<p class="p2"><br></p>
42<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid</p>
43<p class="p1">anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights.</p>
44<p class="p1">These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you</p>
45<p class="p1">distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.</p>
46<p class="p2"><br></p>
47<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether</p>
48<p class="p1">gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that</p>
49<p class="p1">you have.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the</p>
50<p class="p1">source code.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>And you must show them these terms so they know their</p>
51<p class="p1">rights.</p>
52<p class="p2"><br></p>
53<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and</p>
54<p class="p1">(2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy,</p>
55<p class="p1">distribute and/or modify the software.</p>
56<p class="p2"><br></p>
57<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain</p>
58<p class="p1">that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free</p>
59<p class="p1">software.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we</p>
60<p class="p1">want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so</p>
61<p class="p1">that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original</p>
62<p class="p1">authors' reputations.</p>
63<p class="p2"><br></p>
64<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software</p>
65<p class="p1">patents.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free</p>
66<p class="p1">program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the</p>
67<p class="p1">program proprietary.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>To prevent this, we have made it clear that any</p>
68<p class="p1">patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.</p>
69<p class="p2"><br></p>
70<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and</p>
71<p class="p1">modification follow.</p>
72<p class="p2"><br></p>
73<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                    </span>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</p>
74<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION</p>
75<p class="p2"><br></p>
76<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains</p>
77<p class="p1">a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed</p>
78<p class="p1">under the terms of this General Public License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The "Program", below,</p>
79<p class="p1">refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"</p>
80<p class="p1">means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law:</p>
81<p class="p1">that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it,</p>
82<p class="p1">either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another</p>
83<p class="p1">language.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in</p>
84<p class="p1">the term "modification".)<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Each licensee is addressed as "you".</p>
85<p class="p2"><br></p>
86<p class="p1">Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not</p>
87<p class="p1">covered by this License; they are outside its scope.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The act of</p>
88<p class="p1">running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program</p>
89<p class="p1">is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the</p>
90<p class="p1">Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).</p>
91<p class="p1">Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.</p>
92<p class="p2"><br></p>
93<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's</p>
94<p class="p1">source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you</p>
95<p class="p1">conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate</p>
96<p class="p1">copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the</p>
97<p class="p1">notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty;</p>
98<p class="p1">and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License</p>
99<p class="p1">along with the Program.</p>
100<p class="p2"><br></p>
101<p class="p1">You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and</p>
102<p class="p1">you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.</p>
103<p class="p2"><br></p>
104<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion</p>
105<p class="p1">of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and</p>
106<p class="p1">distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1</p>
107<p class="p1">above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:</p>
108<p class="p2"><br></p>
109<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices</p>
110<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.</p>
111<p class="p2"><br></p>
112<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in</p>
113<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any</p>
114<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third</p>
115<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>parties under the terms of this License.</p>
116<p class="p2"><br></p>
117<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively</p>
118<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>when run, you must cause it, when started running for such</p>
119<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an</p>
120<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a</p>
121<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide</p>
122<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under</p>
123<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this</p>
124<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but</p>
125<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on</p>
126<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>the Program is not required to print an announcement.)</p>
127<p class="p2"><br></p>
128<p class="p1">These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If</p>
129<p class="p1">identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,</p>
130<p class="p1">and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in</p>
131<p class="p1">themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those</p>
132<p class="p1">sections when you distribute them as separate works.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>But when you</p>
133<p class="p1">distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based</p>
134<p class="p1">on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of</p>
135<p class="p1">this License, whose permissions for other licensees extend to the</p>
136<p class="p1">entire whole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it.</p>
137<p class="p2"><br></p>
138<p class="p1">Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest</p>
139<p class="p1">your rights to work written entirely by you; rather, the intent is to</p>
140<p class="p1">exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or</p>
141<p class="p1">collective works based on the Program.</p>
142<p class="p2"><br></p>
143<p class="p1">In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program</p>
144<p class="p1">with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of</p>
145<p class="p1">a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under</p>
146<p class="p1">the scope of this License.</p>
147<p class="p2"><br></p>
148<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,</p>
149<p class="p1">under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of</p>
150<p class="p1">Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:</p>
151<p class="p2"><br></p>
152<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable</p>
153<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections</p>
154<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,</p>
155<p class="p2"><br></p>
156<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three</p>
157<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your</p>
158<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete</p>
159<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be</p>
160<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium</p>
161<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>customarily used for software interchange; or,</p>
162<p class="p2"><br></p>
163<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer</p>
164<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>to distribute corresponding source code.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(This alternative is</p>
165<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you</p>
166<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>received the program in object code or executable form with such</p>
167<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)</p>
168<p class="p2"><br></p>
169<p class="p1">The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for</p>
170<p class="p1">making modifications to it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>For an executable work, complete source</p>
171<p class="p1">code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any</p>
172<p class="p1">associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to</p>
173<p class="p1">control compilation and installation of the executable.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>However, as a</p>
174<p class="p1">special exception, the source code distributed need not include</p>
175<p class="p1">anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary</p>
176<p class="p1">form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the</p>
177<p class="p1">operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component</p>
178<p class="p1">itself accompanies the executable.</p>
179<p class="p2"><br></p>
180<p class="p1">If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering</p>
181<p class="p1">access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent</p>
182<p class="p1">access to copy the source code from the same place counts as</p>
183<p class="p1">distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not</p>
184<p class="p1">compelled to copy the source along with the object code.</p>
185<p class="p2"><br></p>
186<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program</p>
187<p class="p1">except as expressly provided under this License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Any attempt</p>
188<p class="p1">otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is</p>
189<p class="p1">void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.</p>
190<p class="p1">However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under</p>
191<p class="p1">this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such</p>
192<p class="p1">parties remain in full compliance.</p>
193<p class="p2"><br></p>
194<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not</p>
195<p class="p1">signed it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or</p>
196<p class="p1">distribute the Program or its derivative works.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>These actions are</p>
197<p class="p1">prohibited by law if you do not accept this License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Therefore, by</p>
198<p class="p1">modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the</p>
199<p class="p1">Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and</p>
200<p class="p1">all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying</p>
201<p class="p1">the Program or works based on it.</p>
202<p class="p2"><br></p>
203<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the</p>
204<p class="p1">Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the</p>
205<p class="p1">original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to</p>
206<p class="p1">these terms and conditions.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>You may not impose any further</p>
207<p class="p1">restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.</p>
208<p class="p1">You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to</p>
209<p class="p1">this License.</p>
210<p class="p2"><br></p>
211<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent</p>
212<p class="p1">infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues),</p>
213<p class="p1">conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or</p>
214<p class="p1">otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not</p>
215<p class="p1">excuse you from the conditions of this License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If you cannot</p>
216<p class="p1">distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this</p>
217<p class="p1">License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you</p>
218<p class="p1">may not distribute the Program at all.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>For example, if a patent</p>
219<p class="p1">license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by</p>
220<p class="p1">all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then</p>
221<p class="p1">the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to</p>
222<p class="p1">refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.</p>
223<p class="p2"><br></p>
224<p class="p1">If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under</p>
225<p class="p1">any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to</p>
226<p class="p1">apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other</p>
227<p class="p1">circumstances.</p>
228<p class="p2"><br></p>
229<p class="p1">It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any</p>
230<p class="p1">patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any</p>
231<p class="p1">such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the</p>
232<p class="p1">integrity of the free software distribution system, which is</p>
233<p class="p1">implemented by public license practices.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Many people have made</p>
234<p class="p1">generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed</p>
235<p class="p1">through that system in reliance on consistent application of that</p>
236<p class="p1">system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing</p>
237<p class="p1">to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot</p>
238<p class="p1">impose that choice.</p>
239<p class="p2"><br></p>
240<p class="p1">This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to</p>
241<p class="p1">be a consequence of the rest of this License.</p>
242<p class="p2"><br></p>
243<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in</p>
244<p class="p1">certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the</p>
245<p class="p1">original copyright holder who places the Program under this License</p>
246<p class="p1">may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding</p>
247<p class="p1">those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among</p>
248<p class="p1">countries not thus excluded.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>In such case, this License incorporates</p>
249<p class="p1">the limitation as if written in the body of this License.</p>
250<p class="p2"><br></p>
251<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions</p>
252<p class="p1">of the General Public License from time to time.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Such new versions will</p>
253<p class="p1">be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to</p>
254<p class="p1">address new problems or concerns.</p>
255<p class="p2"><br></p>
256<p class="p1">Each version is given a distinguishing version number.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If the Program</p>
257<p class="p1">specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any</p>
258<p class="p1">later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions</p>
259<p class="p1">either of that version or of any later version published by the Free</p>
260<p class="p1">Software Foundation.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If the Program does not specify a version number of</p>
261<p class="p1">this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software</p>
262<p class="p1">Foundation.</p>
263<p class="p2"><br></p>
264<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free</p>
265<p class="p1">programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author</p>
266<p class="p1">to ask for permission.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>For software which is copyrighted by the Free</p>
267<p class="p1">Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes</p>
268<p class="p1">make exceptions for this.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Our decision will be guided by the two goals</p>
269<p class="p1">of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and</p>
270<p class="p1">of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.</p>
271<p class="p2"><br></p>
272<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                            </span>NO WARRANTY</p>
273<p class="p2"><br></p>
274<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY</p>
275<p class="p1">FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>EXCEPT WHEN</p>
276<p class="p1">OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES</p>
277<p class="p1">PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED</p>
278<p class="p1">OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF</p>
279<p class="p1">MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>THE ENTIRE RISK AS</p>
280<p class="p1">TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>SHOULD THE</p>
281<p class="p1">PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,</p>
282<p class="p1">REPAIR OR CORRECTION.</p>
283<p class="p2"><br></p>
284<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING</p>
285<p class="p1">WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR</p>
286<p class="p1">REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,</p>
287<p class="p1">INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING</p>
288<p class="p1">OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED</p>
289<p class="p1">TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY</p>
290<p class="p1">YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER</p>
291<p class="p1">PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE</p>
292<p class="p1">POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.</p>
293<p class="p2"><br></p>
294<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">                     </span>END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS</p>
295<p class="p2"><br></p>
296<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">            </span>How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs</p>
297<p class="p2"><br></p>
298<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest</p>
299<p class="p1">possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it</p>
300<p class="p1">free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.</p>
301<p class="p2"><br></p>
302<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>To do so, attach the following notices to the program.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>It is safest</p>
303<p class="p1">to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively</p>
304<p class="p1">convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least</p>
305<p class="p1">the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.</p>
306<p class="p2"><br></p>
307<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>&lt;one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.&gt;</p>
308<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>Copyright (C) &lt;year&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>&lt;name of author&gt;</p>
309<p class="p2"><br></p>
310<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify</p>
311<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by</p>
312<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or</p>
313<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>(at your option) any later version.</p>
314<p class="p2"><br></p>
315<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,</p>
316<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of</p>
317<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>See the</p>
318<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
319<p class="p2"><br></p>
320<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along</p>
321<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,</p>
322<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
323<p class="p2"><br></p>
324<p class="p1">Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.</p>
325<p class="p2"><br></p>
326<p class="p1">If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this</p>
327<p class="p1">when it starts in an interactive mode:</p>
328<p class="p2"><br></p>
329<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author</p>
330<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.</p>
331<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it</p>
332<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">    </span>under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.</p>
333<p class="p2"><br></p>
334<p class="p1">The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate</p>
335<p class="p1">parts of the General Public License.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Of course, the commands you use may</p>
336<p class="p1">be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be</p>
337<p class="p1">mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.</p>
338<p class="p2"><br></p>
339<p class="p1">You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your</p>
340<p class="p1">school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if</p>
341<p class="p1">necessary.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Here is a sample; alter the names:</p>
342<p class="p2"><br></p>
343<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program</p>
344<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>`Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.</p>
345<p class="p2"><br></p>
346<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>&lt;signature of Ty Coon&gt;, 1 April 1989</p>
347<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Ty Coon, President of Vice</p>
348<p class="p2"><br></p>
349<p class="p1">This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into</p>
350<p class="p1">proprietary programs.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If your program is a subroutine library, you may</p>
351<p class="p1">consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the</p>
352<p class="p1">library.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General</p>
353<p class="p1">Public License instead of this License.</p>
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