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8 | @center GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |
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9 | @center Version 2.1, February 1999 |
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13 | Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc., |
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14 | 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA |
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16 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this |
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19 | [This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL. It also counts |
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20 | as the successor of the GNU Library Public License, version 2, hence the |
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21 | version number 2.1.] |
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23 | @sp 1 |
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24 | @center Preamble |
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26 | |
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27 | The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to |
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480 | @item |
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481 | The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of |
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482 | the Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new versions |
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483 | will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in |
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484 | detail to address new problems or concerns. |
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485 | |
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486 | Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Library |
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487 | specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and ``any |
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488 | later version'', you have the option of following the terms and |
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489 | conditions either of that version or of any later version published by |
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490 | the Free Software Foundation. If the Library does not specify a license |
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491 | version number, you may choose any version ever published by the Free |
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492 | Software Foundation. |
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493 | |
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494 | @sp 1 |
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495 | @item |
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496 | If you wish to incorporate parts of the Library into other free programs |
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497 | whose distribution conditions are incompatible with these, write to the |
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498 | author to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the |
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499 | Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we |
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500 | sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the |
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501 | two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free |
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502 | software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally. |
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503 | |
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504 | @sp 1 |
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505 | @center NO WARRANTY |
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506 | @sp 1 |
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507 | |
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508 | @item |
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509 | BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR |
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510 | THE LIBRARY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN |
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511 | OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES |
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512 | PROVIDE THE LIBRARY ``AS IS'' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER |
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513 | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED |
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514 | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE |
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515 | ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LIBRARY IS WITH |
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516 | YOU. SHOULD THE LIBRARY PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL |
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517 | NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. |
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518 | |
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519 | @sp 1 |
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520 | @item |
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521 | IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING |
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522 | WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR |
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523 | REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR |
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524 | DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL |
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525 | DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE LIBRARY |
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526 | (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED |
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527 | INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF |
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528 | THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR |
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529 | OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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530 | |
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531 | @end enumerate |
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532 | |
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533 | @sp 1 |
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534 | @center END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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535 | @sp 1 |
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536 | @page |
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537 | @center How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries |
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538 | |
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539 | If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest |
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540 | possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that |
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541 | everyone can redistribute and change. You can do so by permitting |
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542 | redistribution under these terms (or, alternatively, under the terms of |
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543 | the ordinary General Public License). |
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544 | |
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545 | To apply these terms, attach the following notices to the library. It |
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546 | is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most |
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547 | effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have |
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548 | at least the ``copyright'' line and a pointer to where the full notice is |
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549 | found. |
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550 | |
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551 | @format |
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552 | @t{ |
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553 | <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it does.> |
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554 | Copyright (C) <year> <name of author> |
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555 | |
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556 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or |
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557 | modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public |
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558 | License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either |
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559 | version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. |
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560 | |
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561 | This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
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562 | but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
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563 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU |
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564 | Lesser General Public License for more details. |
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565 | |
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566 | You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public |
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567 | License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software |
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568 | Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA |
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569 | } |
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570 | @end format |
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571 | |
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572 | Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. |
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573 | |
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574 | You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your |
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575 | school, if any, to sign a ``copyright disclaimer'' for the library, if |
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576 | necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: |
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577 | |
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578 | @format |
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579 | @t{ |
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580 | Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the |
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581 | library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker. |
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582 | |
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583 | <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990 |
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584 | Ty Coon, President of Vice |
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585 | } |
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586 | @end format |
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587 | |
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588 | That's all there is to it! |
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589 | |
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590 | @c @bye |
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