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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.
NAT Passthrough. 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ifheorsheiswillingto
distributesoftwarethroughanyothersystemandalicensee
cannot impose that choice.
This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is
believedtobeaconsequenceoftherestofthisLicense.
8. Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheProgramisrestrictedin
certaincountrieseitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,
the original copyright holder who places the Program under this
Licensemayaddanexplicitgeographicaldistributionlimitation
excludingthosecountries,sothatdistributionispermitted
onlyinoramongcountriesnotthusexcluded.Insuchcase,this
Licenseincorporatesthelimitationasifwritteninthebodyof
this License.
9. TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornew
versionsoftheGeneralPublicLicensefromtimetotime.Such
newversionswillbesimilarinspirittothepresentversion,but
maydierindetailtoaddressnewproblemsorconcerns.
 Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.Ifthe
ProgramspeciesaversionnumberofthisLicensewhichapplies
toitand“anylaterversion”,youhavetheoptionoffollowingthe
termsandconditionseitherofthatversionorofanylaterversion