User's Manual
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Finally,anyfreeprogramisthreatenedconstantlybysoftware
patents.Wewishtoavoidthedangerthatredistributorsofafree
programwillindividuallyobtainpatentlicenses,ineectmaking
theprogramproprietary.Topreventthis,wehavemadeitclearthat
anypatentmustbelicensedforeveryone’sfreeuseornotlicensed
at all.
Theprecisetermsandconditionsforcopying,distributionand
modicationfollow.
Terms & conditions for copying, distribution, & modication
0. ThisLicenseappliestoanyprogramorotherworkwhich
containsanoticeplacedbythecopyrightholdersayingitmay
bedistributedunderthetermsofthisGeneralPublicLicense.
The“Program”,below,referstoanysuchprogramorwork,and
a“workbasedontheProgram”meanseithertheProgramor
anyderivativeworkundercopyrightlaw:thatistosay,awork
containingtheProgramoraportionofit,eitherverbatimor
withmodicationsand/ortranslatedintoanotherlanguage.
(Hereinafter,translationisincludedwithoutlimitationinthe
term“modication”.)Eachlicenseeisaddressedas“you”.
Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionandmodicationare
notcoveredbythisLicense;theyareoutsideitsscope.Theactof
runningtheProgramisnotrestricted,andtheoutputfromthe
Programiscoveredonlyifitscontentsconstituteaworkbased
ontheProgram(independentofhavingbeenmadebyrunning
theProgram).WhetherthatistruedependsonwhattheProgram
does.
1.YoumaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesoftheProgram’s
sourcecodeasyoureceiveit,inanymedium,providedthat
youconspicuouslyandappropriatelypublishoneachcopyan
appropriatecopyrightnoticeanddisclaimerofwarranty;keep
intactallthenoticesthatrefertothisLicenseandtotheabsence
ofanywarranty;andgiveanyotherrecipientsofthePrograma
copyofthisLicensealongwiththeProgram.