User's Manual

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 Therefore,bymodifyingordistributingtheProgram(oranywork
basedontheProgram),youindicateyouracceptanceofthis
Licensetodoso,andallitstermsandconditionsforcopying,
distributingormodifyingtheProgramorworksbasedonit.
6. EachtimeyouredistributetheProgram(oranyworkbasedon
theProgram),therecipientautomaticallyreceivesalicensefrom
theoriginallicensortocopy,distributeormodifytheProgram
subjecttothesetermsandconditions.Youmaynotimpose
anyfurtherrestrictionsontherecipients’exerciseoftherights
grantedherein.Youarenotresponsibleforenforcingcompliance
bythirdpartiestothisLicense.
7. If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatent
infringementorforanyotherreason(notlimitedtopatent
issues),conditionsareimposedonyou(whetherbycourtorder,
agreementorotherwise)thatcontradicttheconditionsofthis
License,theydonotexcuseyoufromtheconditionsofthis
License.Ifyoucannotdistributesoastosatisfysimultaneously
yourobligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinent
obligations,thenasaconsequenceyoumaynotdistributethe
Programatall.Forexample,ifapatentlicensewouldnotpermit
royalty-freeredistributionoftheProgrambyallthosewho
receivecopiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,thentheonly
wayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewouldbetorefrain
entirelyfromdistributionoftheProgram.
 Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceable
underanyparticularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesection
isintendedtoapplyandthesectionasawholeisintendedto
applyinothercircumstances.
 Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeany
patentsorotherpropertyrightclaimsortocontestvalidityof
anysuchclaims;thissectionhasthesolepurposeofprotecting
theintegrityofthefreesoftwaredistributionsystem,whichis
implementedbypubliclicensepractices.Manypeoplehave
madegenerouscontributionstothewiderangeofsoftware
distributedthroughthatsysteminrelianceonconsistent
applicationofthatsystem;itisuptotheauthor/donortodecide