User's Manual

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Finally,anyfreeprogramisthreatenedconstantlybysoftware
patents.Wewishtoavoidthedangerthatredistributorsofa
freeprogramwillindividuallyobtainpatentlicenses,ine󱐯ect
makingtheprogramproprietary.Topreventthis,wehave
madeitclearthatanypatentmustbelicensedforeveryone’s
freeuseornotlicensedatall.
Theprecisetermsandconditionsforcopying,distributionand
modicationfollow.
Terms & conditions for copying, distribution, & modication
0. ThisLicenseappliestoanyprogramorotherworkwhich
containsanoticeplacedbythecopyrightholdersayingit
maybedistributedunderthetermsofthisGeneralPublic
License.The“Program,below,referstoanysuchprogram
orwork,anda“workbasedontheProgram”meanseither
theProgramoranyderivativeworkundercopyright
law:thatistosay,aworkcontainingtheProgramora
portionofit,eitherverbatimorwithmodicationsand/or
translatedintoanotherlanguage.(Hereinafter,translation
isincludedwithoutlimitationintheterm“modication”.)
Eachlicenseeisaddressedas“you.
Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionand
modicationarenotcoveredbythisLicense;theyare
outsideitsscope.TheactofrunningtheProgramisnot
restricted,andtheoutputfromtheProgramiscovered
onlyifitscontentsconstituteaworkbasedonthe
Program(independentofhavingbeenmadebyrunning
theProgram).Whetherthatistruedependsonwhatthe
Programdoes.
1. Youmaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesofthe
Programssourcecodeasyoureceiveit,inanymedium,
providedthatyouconspicuouslyandappropriately
publishoneachcopyanappropriatecopyrightnotice
anddisclaimerofwarranty;keepintactallthenoticesthat
refertothisLicenseandtotheabsenceofanywarranty;
andgiveanyotherrecipientsoftheProgramacopyofthis
LicensealongwiththeProgram.
Youmaychargeafeeforthephysicalactoftransferring
acopy,andyoumayatyouroptiono󱐯erwarranty
protectioninexchangeforafee.