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279*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
280*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr                     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
281*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
282*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr            How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
283*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
284*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
285*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrpossible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
286*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrfree software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
287*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
288*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
289*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrto attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
290*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrconvey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
291*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrthe "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
292*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
293*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
294*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
295*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
296*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
297*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
298*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
299*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    (at your option) any later version.
300*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
301*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
302*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
303*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
304*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    GNU General Public License for more details.
305*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
306*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
307*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
308*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
309*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
310*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrAlso add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
311*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
312*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrIf the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
313*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrwhen it starts in an interactive mode:
314*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
315*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
316*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
317*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
318*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr    under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
319*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
320*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrThe hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
321*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrparts of the General Public License.  Of course, the commands you use may
322*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrbe called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be
323*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrmouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
324*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
325*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrYou should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
326*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrschool, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
327*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrnecessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
328*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
329*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
330*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
331*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
332*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
333*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr  Ty Coon, President of Vice
334*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohr
335*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrThis General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
336*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrproprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
337*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrconsider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
338*36c0b2b4SAndreas Gohrlibrary.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
339*36c0b2b4SAndreas GohrPublic License instead of this License.
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