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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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.
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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publishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.If
theProgramdoesnotspecifyaversionnumberofthisLicense,
youmaychooseanyversioneverpublishedbytheFree
Software Foundation.
10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
programswhosedistributionconditionsaredierent,writeto
the author to ask for permission.